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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001670541-26-000105"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ADNT"
cik: "0001670541"
company_name: "Adient plc"
filed_at: "2026-09-18T10:45:07+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-18T10:50:48.317745+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Adient names Peter Carlin CFO on Nov 16; Mark Oswald departs, board cut to seven

## Summary
- Peter Carlin resigns from board Oct 1, 2026, joins as VP Finance, then becomes EVP and CFO on Nov 16, 2026.
- Mark Oswald departs as CFO effective Nov 16, 2026, as previously disclosed on July 10, 2026.
- Carlin's annual base salary is $820,000; target FY2027 bonus at 100% of base; LTIP equity target $4,250,000.
- Board size reduced to seven directors effective Oct 1, 2026 upon Carlin's resignation.
- Carlin brings prior roles at GameStop, Blue Harbour, and Morgan Stanley; no family or material transaction conflicts noted.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001670541-26-000105
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ADNT
- cik: 0001670541
- company_name: Adient plc
- filed_at: 2026-09-18T10:45:07+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1670541/000167054126000105/0001670541-26-000105-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1670541/000167054126000105/adnt-20260917.htm

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