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# Curtiss-Wright's CFO Of Six Years Retires At Year-End, Controller Takes Interim Role
- URL: https://www.bullished.co/curtiss-wrights-cfo-of-six-years-retires-at-year-end-controller-takes-interim-role-89e0bce9/
- Published: 2026-10-06T20:51:04.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T20:51:04.000Z
- Description: The company says K. Christopher Farkas's exit is unrelated to performance, and the board has begun a search for a permanent successor.
- Author: Matteo Parrino
- Tags: SEC Filings, CW, Industry: Industrials

Curtiss-Wright CFO K. Christopher Farkas has [stepped down from the job](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000026324/000162828026065252/cw-20261005.htm?ref=bullished.co) and will retire at calendar year-end, according to an 8-K the company filed Tuesday. Corporate controller Gary Ogilby became interim CFO on Tuesday while the board looks for a permanent replacement.

## What the 8-K says

Farkas told the company on October 5 that he plans to retire. He will stay on as an executive vice president until the retirement date to help with the handover, the [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000026324/000162828026065252/cw-20261005.htm?ref=bullished.co) says.

The filing lists Farkas as CFO since May 2020 and as an executive vice president since January 2026\. The company's [press release](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000026324/000162828026065252/ex991-cfosuccession.htm?ref=bullished.co) says the decision is unrelated to the business or financial performance of the company, which reports earnings on November 4, 2026.

Ogilby, age 45, is a senior vice president and the corporate controller. He keeps that job and stays principal accounting officer, the official who signs off on the company's accounting. The filing says no pay for the interim role had been decided as of the filing date, and that no arrangements or family ties tied to his selection require disclosure.

## Who Ogilby is, and what Bamford said

Per the release, Ogilby joined Curtiss-Wright in 2010 and oversees accounting, financial planning, reporting, internal controls and audit coordination. Before that he worked in the audit practice of Ernst & Young. He is a CPA.

Chair and CEO Lynn Bamford thanked Farkas for his work over "the past six years" and said she appreciated his partnership in executing the company's Pivot to Growth strategy. Farkas called it "a distinct privilege" to serve as CFO and said he has "complete confidence" in Ogilby.

The change comes alongside a CEO handoff. A [Yahoo Finance commentary](https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/curtiss-wright-2027-ceo-succession-140727553.html?ref=bullished.co) by Sasha Jovanovic reported that COO Kevin Rayment will succeed Bamford as CEO on January 1, 2027, with Bamford becoming executive chair.

## What to watch

The interim arrangement runs until a successor is appointed, and the company has not named a date for that. Shares closed at $553.35, up 2.32%, on Tuesday, according to market data.

The next fixed date is November 4, when Curtiss-Wright reports earnings with Ogilby in the CFO seat.

### Sources

- [8-K Filing — CURTISS WRIGHT CORP (CW)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000026324/000162828026065252/cw-20261005.htm?ref=bullished.co) — SEC EDGAR
- [Exhibit ex991-cfosuccession.htm — CURTISS WRIGHT CORP 8-K exhibit](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000026324/000162828026065252/ex991-cfosuccession.htm?ref=bullished.co) — SEC EDGAR
- [How Curtiss-Wright’s 2027 CEO Succession Plan At Curtiss-Wright (CW) Has Changed Its Investment Story](https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/curtiss-wright-2027-ceo-succession-140727553.html?ref=bullished.co) — Yahoo Finance