Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On January 8, 2021, the Board of Directors for Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) (the "Company") announced the appointment of Mr. Robert F. Freda, age 53, to the office of Vice President and Treasurer of the Company, effective January 11, 2021. Mr. Freda will replace Mr. Harry Jakubowitz, who retired on January 8, 2021. Mr. Freda will report directly to Mr. K. Christopher Farkas, the Company's Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Prior to his new position, Mr. Freda served as the Company's Assistant Corporate Controller from June 2017 and also served as Director of Finance from September 2006. Prior to joining Curtiss-Wright, Mr. Freda spent more than 16 years in various corporate finance roles of increasing responsibility, including Assistant Corporate Controller at Telcordia Technologies.

Mr. Freda earned his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Mr. Freda is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New Jersey.

There is no family relationship between Mr. Freda and any other executive officer or director of the Company, and there is no arrangement or understanding under which he was appointed. There are no transactions, or a series of similar transactions, or any currently proposed transactions, or a series of similar transactions, to which the Company was or is to be a party, in which the amount exceeds $120,000, and in which Mr. Freda had, or will have a direct or indirect material interest. There have been no changes to any of Mr. Freda's previously announced material plans, contracts or arrangements as a result of this appointment.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Freda's appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.    Description

  99.1         Press Release, dated January 8, 2021 of the Registrant

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