Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
- Symbol
- AADX
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Classification
- COMMON
- Status
- Current
Current Report · Items 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 · 8-K
Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc.
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements · Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Appointment of President and Chief Strategy Officer On August 7, 2026, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc.…
Press release in this filing
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We are a premier provider of advanced design, engineering, and vertically integrated manufacturing solutions for leading and next-generation space and defense technology companies. We build complex, mission-critical subsystems for extreme operating environments serving three core markets: Space and Launch Systems; Defense Aviation and Airborne Systems; and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (“C5ISR”) and Precision Strike Systems. With decades of space and defense manufacturing heritage, we combine material science and intellectual property (“IP”)-enabled process expertise with the ability to enable rapid prototyping, enhance new product development, and responsively scale production. Across our nationwide network of advanced manufacturing facilities, we continuously support a balanced mix of next-generation technology and platform development, large scale production programs, and aftermarket sustainment for enduring platforms.
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Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. · 8-K · Filed 2026-08-10
Disclosure sections
Item 5.02Item 5.02 - Departure/Election of Directors
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment of President and Chief Strategy Officer
On August 7, 2026, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Chris Rogers, the Company's Chief Growth Officer, to the role of President and Chief Strategy Officer of the Company, effective July 27, 2026. In connection with this appointment, Mr. Rogers' prior role as Chief Growth Officer has been subsumed into the President and Chief Strategy Officer position.
Mr. Rogers, age 51, has served as the Company's Chief Growth Officer since December 2025. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Rogers was an investment banker at Harris Williams from June 2005 to June 2025, where he most recently served as Managing Director and Head of the Aerospace, Defense & Government Services (ADG) Group. Earlier in his career, Mr. Rogers served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. Mr. Rogers earned a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science in History from the United States Naval Academy.
Mr. Rogers will continue to report to Trip Ferguson, who shall remain Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Rogers has no family relationship with any of our directors or executive officers. There are no relationships between the Company or its subsidiaries, on one hand, and Mr. Rogers on the other hand, that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and there are no arrangements or understanding between Mr. Rogers and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as President and Chief Strategy Officer of the Company.
As of the date of this report, Mr. Rogers' compensation has not been modified in connection with his appointment as President and Chief Strategy Officer, and his existing compensation arrangements, which were established in connection with his appointment as Chief Growth Officer in December 2025, remain in effect.
Item 7.01Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
A copy of the Company's press release announcing Mr. Rogers' appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.