{"url_path":"/sec/airi/8-k/2026-03-20/item-5-02","section_key":"item-5-02","section_title":"Item 5.02 Departure","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-03-20","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1009891/0001213900-26-032061-index.html","accession_number":"0001213900-26-032061","cik":"0001009891","ticker":"AIRI","issuer_name":"AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1009891/0001213900-26-032061-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001009891","primary_entity_name":"AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP"},"word_count":318,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 5.02 Departure\nof Directors or Certain Officers; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**\n\n \n\nOn March 18, 2026, Mr.\nScott Glassman was appointed by the Board of Directors of Air Industries Group (the “Company”) to the positions of Acting\nChief Executive Officer and President of the Company. Mr. Glassman will also serve as President of each of the Company’s subsidiaries.\nMr. Glassman was employed by the Company from 2007 to 2015 in various senior positions in the Company’s finance department and rejoined\nthe Company in March 2019. Mr. Glassman was appointed to the positions of Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Secretary\nof our Company on October 16, 2024, positions which he held until his appointment as Acting Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr.\nGlassman is currently paid an annual salary of $231,000.\n\n \n\nConcurrent with the appointment\nof Mr. Glassman to the positions of Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, the Board appointed Mr. Brian Drisgula to the\npositions of Vice President of Finance and Secretary of the Company. Mr. Drisgula will also serve as Treasurer and Secretary of each of\nthe Company’s subsidiaries. Mr. Drisgula has been employed by the Company since October 2024, most recently serving as the Director\nof Finance. From April 2023 to October 2024, Mr. Drisgula served as a Senior Finance Manager at Circor International, Inc., a large aerospace\nand defense contractor listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Prior to joining Circor, from May of 2015 through February of 2023, Mr.\nDrisgula was a Plant Controller for Akorn, Inc, a publicly held generic pharmaceutical manufacturer. Mr. Drisgula holds a Bachelor of\nScience degree in Accounting from the State University of New York at Binghamton and has been licensed as a CPA by the State of New York\nsince 2000. Mr. Drisgula is employed at will by the Company and his salary is currently $165,000 per year."}