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Get filing alertsZurn Elkay promotes CFO Pauli to COO, names Klun as new CFO; previews Q2 results
Filed May 27, 2026 · Period ending May 27, 2026 · ~1 min read
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CFO David Pauli promoted to Chief Operating Officer effective immediately, overseeing operations, supply chain, and IT. Pauli has been with the company since 2012 and served as CFO since 2024.
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Daniel Klun, VP Finance since 2017 and with the company since 2005, promoted to CFO effective immediately. Klun brings nearly 30 years of financial and accounting experience to the role.
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Company issued press release previewing expected Q2 2026 results. Full details on second quarter performance and second half outlook will be provided during earnings call scheduled for late July 2026.
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Both executives will continue participating in existing executive compensation programs detailed in the March 2026 proxy statement, with no disclosed changes to compensation structure.
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Summary
Zurn Elkay announced a significant executive reshuffling with CFO David Pauli moving up to Chief Operating Officer and long-time finance executive Daniel Klun stepping into the CFO role, both effective immediately. The moves represent internal promotions of seasoned executives rather than departures—Pauli has 14 years with the company and Klun has over 20 years of tenure.
This suggests continuity and succession planning rather than instability in the finance function. The company also previewed its second quarter 2026 results but provided no specific numbers in this filing. Full financial details and guidance for the second half of the year will come during a late July earnings call.
For retail investors, the key question is whether this preview signals positive or negative results—the lack of specifics in the 8-K leaves that ambiguous. Watch for the late July earnings call, which will reveal both Q2 performance and management's outlook under the new operating structure. The transition to a dedicated COO role may signal operational focus areas or integration efforts worth monitoring.
Section-by-Section Diff
Event · Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Compensation
Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Compensation filed; see Key Changes for terms.
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David J. Pauli, who currently serves as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), was promoted to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately.
The company's CFO David Pauli is leaving the CFO role to become COO, overseeing operations, supply chain, and IT. This is a lateral-to-upward move within the company rather than a departure, and Pauli will continue reporting to the CEO. He has been with the company since 2012 and served as CFO since 2024.
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Daniel J. Klun was promoted to the position of CFO. Mr. Klun will report to Mr. Adams and will oversee all aspects of the Company’s financial operations effective immediately, including financial planning and analysis, treasury, financial reporting, tax, internal audit and investor relations.
Daniel Klun, previously VP Finance since 2017, is promoted to CFO effective immediately. He is a long-tenured employee (joined 2005) with nearly 30 years of financial and accounting experience. This is an internal promotion filling the CFO vacancy created by Pauli's move to COO.
Event · Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
Zurn Elkay filed an 8-K to furnish a press release dated May 27, 2026, with no material business event disclosed in the filing body.
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Press Release, dated May 27, 2026*
The company furnished a press release dated May 27, 2026 under Item 2.02, which typically relates to results of operations and financial condition. The 8-K body does not disclose the content of the press release, only that it was attached as Exhibit 99.1.
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