Howmet Aerospace CFO Ken Giacobbe to retire, Patrick Winterlich to succeed

After 21 years of service to Howmet Aerospace (HWM), Ken Giacobbe, Executive Vice President and CFO, has decided to retire on December 31, 2025. From December 1 to December 31, 2025, Giacobbe will serve as special advisor to CEO Plant. Effective December 1, 2025, Patrick Winterlich will join Howmet as Executive Vice President and CFO. Winterlich most recently was Executive Vice President and CFO at Hexcel Corporation. He joined Hexcel in 1998 and has held roles of increasing responsibility in Finance, Operations and Information Technology, prior to assuming his current role as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Hexcel in 2017. Winterlich will be based at Howmet’s Global Headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.