---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001819810-22-000161"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RDW"
cik: "0001819810"
company_name: "Redwire Corp"
filed_at: "2022-11-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T15:11:39.306736+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Redwire President and COO Andrew Rush to depart; CEO Peter Cannito to assume president role

## Summary
- Andrew Rush's employment ends December 9, 2022; Chairman and CEO Peter Cannito will serve as president.
- Rush receives 12-month base salary severance of $381,750, paid in installments.
- Pro-rata 2022 annual bonus based on actual performance; continued vesting of 114,525 RSUs and 229,050 options.
- 297,000 Tranche II Class P Units in AE Red Holdings continue vesting without employment requirement.
- COBRA premium reimbursement for up to 12 months; Rush reaffirms restrictive covenants.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001819810-22-000161
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RDW
- cik: 0001819810
- company_name: Redwire Corp
- filed_at: 2022-11-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819810/000181981022000161/0001819810-22-000161-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819810/000181981022000161/a8-kredwire20221121special.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001819810-22-000161
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001819810-22-000161.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001819810-22-000161.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Andrew Rush resigned as President and Chief Operating Officer at Redwire Corp.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On November 20, 2022, Redwire Corporation (the “Company”) and Andrew Rush, current President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, mutually agreed that Mr. Rush’s employment with the Company would terminate, effective December 9, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819810/000181981022000161/0001819810-22-000161-index.htm
- Executive change
  Peter Cannito changed role as President at Redwire Corp.
  - Action: assumed
  - Role: President
  source text: The role of president will be assumed by Peter Cannito, the current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819810/000181981022000161/0001819810-22-000161-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.