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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. |
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) previously announced that William A. Furman, the Company’s Executive Chairman, would retire from all executive offices effective September 1, 2022. On May 2, 2022, Mr. Furman and the Company agreed that he would retire from all executive offices on August 31, 2022 as a convenience to the Company in order that his retirement coincides with the end of the Company’s fiscal year. Mr. Furman will remain a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.
The Company previously announced that Alejandro Centurion, the Company’s Executive Vice President and President of Global Manufacturing Operations, would retire from those roles effective September 1, 2022. On April 30, 2022, Mr. Centurion and the Company agreed that he would retire from those roles on August 31, 2022 as a convenience to the Company in order that his retirement coincides with the end of the Company’s fiscal year. Mr. Centurion will remain as a Special Advisor to his successor as President of Greenbrier Manufacturing Organization.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
| THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 5, 2022 | By: | /s/ Adrian J. Downes | ||||
| Adrian J. Downes | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||||