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accession: "0001819810-26-000038"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RDW"
cik: "0001819810"
company_name: "Redwire Corp"
filed_at: "2026-03-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T10:44:42.095135+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.25
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source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Redwire appoints former Air Force space acquisition chief Frank Calvelli to board

## Summary
- Frank Calvelli elected to Redwire's Board as Class III director effective March 12, 2026; term expires at 2027 annual meeting.
- Calvelli served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition (2022-2025) overseeing $18B+ annual budget for Space Force.
- Previously Principal Deputy Director of the National Reconnaissance Office for 8 years; 36+ years in national security space acquisitions.
- Board also approved Dorothy D. Hayes as Audit Committee Chair and Gen. (RET) James McConville as Audit Committee member, effective immediately.
- Calvelli is independent under NYSE standards; initial no committee assignments.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001819810-26-000038
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RDW
- cik: 0001819810
- company_name: Redwire Corp
- filed_at: 2026-03-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819810/000181981026000038/0001819810-26-000038-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819810/000181981026000038/rdw-20260312.htm

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