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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 2, 2023
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 2, 2023, Mr. John P. Schaefer tendered his resignation, effective March 17, 2023 (the "Effective Date"), as President of TriMas Aerospace, a division of TriMas Corporation (the “Company”), to pursue other business opportunities. Mr. Schaefer’s decision to resign is not related to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
On March 6, 2023, William Dickey was appointed acting President of TriMas Aerospace on an interim basis until the Company appoints a permanent replacement. Mr. Dickey, age 60, has served as TriMas Vice President of Special Projects since August of 2021. Prior to this assignment and since 2019, Mr. Dickey served as TriMas Packaging's Vice President North American Operations, with responsibility for its six manufacturing operations in North America. Before joining TriMas, Mr. Dickey held numerous operational leadership roles at several leading automotive suppliers, including Metaldyne, American Axle & Manufacturing and Simpson Industries, where he implemented a culture of operational excellence and Kaizen as he led multi-plant manufacturing operations focused on tight tolerance metal forming, machining, annealing, assembly and other processes. Mr. Dickey holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in General Science from Purdue University and a Master in Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University. Mr. Dickey also served in the United States Army as an infantry paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| TRIMAS CORPORATION | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date: | March 7, 2023 | By: | /s/ Paul A. Swart | |||||||||||||||||
| Name: | Paul A. Swart | |||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Vice President Business Planning, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | |||||||||||||||||||