$CRS (CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY) — 8-K: Carpenter Technology General Counsel James D. Dee to Retire December 31, 2026; Jed S. Freeman Appointed Successor

James D. Dee, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, will retire effective December 31, 2026, after sixteen years of service. Jed S. Freeman, currently Deputy General Counsel and a nineteen-year company veteran, has been appointed Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, effective January 1, 2027. Dee will remain through December 31, 2026 to support an orderly transition.

James D. Dee, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, will retire effective December 31, 2026, after sixteen years of service. Jed S. Freeman, currently Deputy General Counsel and a nine