UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 26, 2026
FLOWSERVE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| New York | 1-13179 | 31-0267900 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5215 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 700, Irving, Texas | 75039 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(972) 443-6500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading | Name of each exchange | ||
| Common Stock, $1.25 Par Value | FLS | New York Stock Exchange |
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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.
On March 26, 2026, Flowserve Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Lamar Duhon tendered his resignation as President of its Flowserve Pumps Division (“FPD”) in order to accept a position as President & Chief Executive Officer of a privately held company. Mr. Duhon will continue in his current role until his departure on April 10, 2026.
The Company also announced that it has appointed Matthew Klopfer, as the Company’s President of FPD, effective April 11, 2026. Mr. Klopfer currently serves as the Company’s Vice President, Strategic Business Management for FPD. Prior to that role, from August 2023 to February 2026, Mr. Klopfer served as the Vice President, General Manager of Flowserve’s Industrial Pumps Business Unit where he led that business unit to expand margins, improve on-time customer delivery and implement our 80/20 complexity reduction program. Prior to this, Mr. Klopfer held operational and financial leadership roles of increasing responsibility within the Company.
Additionally, the Company announced that Scott Vopni, the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer has provided the Company with notice of his intention to retire from the Company as of June 30, 2026. The Company has initiated a comprehensive search for a permanent Chief Accounting Officer. If that role is not filled by Mr. Vopni’s departure date, Amy Schwetz, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, will act as the interim Chief Accounting Officer until a permanent replacement is identified.
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.
| FLOWSERVE CORPORATION | ||||||
| Dated: March 26, 2026 | By: | /s/ Susan C. Hudson | ||||
| Susan C. Hudson | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer | ||||||