secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. (AADX)
CIK:        0002118195
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-10T12:00:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-055006
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Applied Aerospace names Chris Rogers President and Chief Strategy Officer
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- Chris Rogers, former Chief Growth Officer, appointed President and Chief Strategy Officer effective July 27, 2026.
- Rogers spent 20+ years at Harris Williams, most recently as Managing Director and Head of Aerospace, Defense & Government Services.
- He will report to CEO Trip Ferguson; compensation unchanged from prior role.
- Appointment precedes company's earnings call scheduled for August 12, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2118195/000162828026055006/0001628280-26-055006-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2118195/000162828026055006/aadx-20260807.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-055006

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