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Officer or director change
✓ VerifiedRedwire appointed retired EY audit partner Gregory L. Heston to its Board as a Class III director and Audit Committee member on July 10, 2026, filling the vacancy left by David Kornblatt's resignation.
Filed Jul 14, 2026 · 16:07 ET
Summary
- On July 10, 2026, Redwire Corporation's Board appointed Gregory L. Heston to fill the vacancy created by the previously announced resignation of David Kornblatt.
- Mr. Heston will serve as a Class III director with a term expiring at the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and has been appointed to the Audit Committee.
- The Board determined that Mr. Heston is independent under New York Stock Exchange listing standards and Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
- Mr. Heston is a retired Ernst & Young audit partner with 38 years of public accounting experience, including 24 years as a partner.
- Following his 2024 retirement from EY, Mr. Heston joined the faculty of Auburn University's Raymond J. Harbert College of Business as a Professor of Practice in the School of Accountancy.
- Mr. Heston and the Company entered into an Indemnification Agreement, and he will be paid under the Company's non-employee director compensation policy.
Key facts
- New director
- Gregory L. Heston
From the filing for New director
“appointed Gregory L. Heston to fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from the previously announced resignation by David Kornblatt”
- Effective date
- July 10, 2026
From the filing for Effective date
“On July 10, 2026 and effective as of such date, the Board of Directors”
- Director class and term
- Class III director, term expiring 2027 Annual Meeting
From the filing for Director class and term
“Mr. Heston will serve as a Class III director with a term of office expiring at the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders”
- Committee assignment
- Audit Committee
From the filing for Committee assignment
“has been appointed as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board”
- Prior role
- retired Ernst & Young audit partner
From the filing for Prior role
“Mr. Heston is a retired Ernst & Young ("EY") audit partner with 38 years of public accounting experience, including 24 years as a partner”
- Current academic role
- Professor of Practice, Auburn University
From the filing for Current academic role
“Mr. Heston joined the faculty of Auburn University's Raymond J. Harbert College of Business as a Professor of Practice in the School of Accountancy”
- Independence
- independent under NYSE and Rule 10A-3
From the filing for Independence
“the Board has determined that Mr. Heston is independent under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards and Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934”
Why it mattersThe appointment adds an experienced auditor to Redwire's Audit Committee, restoring the board seat vacated by David Kornblatt's resignation.
- Filed
- Jul 14, 2026
- Accepted
- 2026-07-14 20:07Z
- Period
- Jul 10, 2026
- Accession no.
- 0001819810-26-000104
- Size
- 561 KB
- Index
- Filing index