{"url_path":"/sec/hxl/8-k/2026-05-15/item-8-01","section_key":"item-8-01","section_title":"Item 8.01 Other Events.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-05-15","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717605/0001140361-26-021511-index.html","accession_number":"0001140361-26-021511","cik":"0000717605","ticker":"HXL","issuer_name":"HEXCEL CORP /DE/","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717605/0001140361-26-021511-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000717605","primary_entity_name":"HEXCEL CORP /DE/"},"word_count":275,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 8.01\n\nOther Events.\n\nAppointment of Lead Independent Director\n\nThe Company’s independent directors appointed Guy C. Hachey, effective immediately following the 2026 Annual Meeting, to serve as the Company’s lead\nindependent director. Originally from Montreal, Canada and fluent in French, Mr. Hachey is an accomplished global executive leader with more than three decades of experience in global manufacturing, operations, and strategy, including as\nPresident and Chief Operating Officer of Bombardier Aerospace, Inc. (“Bombardier”) from May 2008 until his retirement in September 2014. Prior to joining Bombardier in Canada, Mr. Hachey started his career in Canada, worked in the United States\nfor 15 years, and then lived and worked in Europe for three years overseeing Delphi Corporation Europe, Middle East and Africa.  Mr. Hachey has been a member of the Board and its compensation committee since October 2014, and a member of its\nnominating, governance and sustainability committee since May 2024.  He has also served as the chair of the Board’s compensation committee since February 2020. Mr. Hachey has held other public company directorships, including with Meggitt, plc\nfrom 2019 through 2022 and Melrose Industries PLC since September 2025, where he currently serves on the company’s renumeration committee and nomination committee. As the lead independent director, Mr. Hachey brings his existing institutional\nknowledge, leadership continuity, and significant knowledge and experience in executive leadership, overseeing operational and management issues relevant to the global manufacturing environment, as well as in-depth experience in overseeing\nexecutive compensation and corporate governance as a public company director.  A summary of the lead independent director responsibilities and authorities is included in Proposal 1 of the Proxy Statement under the heading “Board Leadership\nStructure.”"}