---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001833756-26-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DRS"
cik: "0001833756"
company_name: "Leonardo DRS, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T16:57:05.188892+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Leonardo DRS board: David Carey retires, Reuben Jeffery III appointed April 1

## Summary
- David W. Carey, director since 2009, retires March 31, 2026; no disagreement with the company.
- Reuben Jeffery III appointed Class C proxy holder director effective April 1, 2026, term ending March 31, 2029.
- Jeffery brings experience from Rockefeller & Co., Goldman Sachs, and U.S. government roles (CFTC, State Dept).
- Louis Brothers reappointed as proxy holder director for three-year term starting April 1, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001833756-26-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DRS
- cik: 0001833756
- company_name: Leonardo DRS, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1833756/000183375626000015/0001833756-26-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1833756/000183375626000015/drs-20260305.htm

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