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Issuer:     KENNAMETAL INC (KMT)
CIK:        0000055242
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-30T12:33:46+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-046148
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kennametal appoints Amanda Cole as VP and CHRO; Judith Bacchus to retire
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- Amanda Cole appointed VP and Chief Human Resources Officer effective July 21, 2026; she joins from Wesco International.
- Judith Bacchus, current VP and Chief Administrative Officer, will retire on or about October 1, 2026 after 20 years.
- Cole's compensation: base salary $375,000, sign-on bonus $58,000, LTI grants $300,000 in RSUs, target bonus 50% of salary.
- Cole will report to CEO Sanjay Chowbey and enter into standard officer employment and indemnification agreements.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000162828026046148/0001628280-26-046148-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000162828026046148/kmt-20260625.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-046148

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