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Issuer:     Adient plc (ADNT)
CIK:        0001670541
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-18T10:45:07+00:00
Accession:  0001670541-26-000105
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1670541/000167054126000105/0001670541-26-000105-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1670541/000167054126000105/adnt-20260917.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001670541-26-000105

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