About

Kennametal's investor site states that Faisal Hamadi succeeded Franklin Cardenas as President of the Infrastructure segment effective January 20, 2025, having joined Kennametal in July 2024. He came from Eaton Corporation, where he spent 17 years, most recently as General Manager of a $600 million aerospace business, and holds a bachelor's degree in finance from Michigan State and a master's in finance from Johns Hopkins University.

Roles

Kennametal Inc.
Vice President and President, Infrastructure Segment · Current role
2025–present
Kennametal Inc.
Vice President, Value Creation Systems · Held this role before being named President of the Infrastructure segment.
July 2024 - January 2025
Eaton Corporation
General Manager, Hydraulics and Actuation portfolio · Most recent Eaton role; with Eaton since July 2007.
December 2021 - June 2024
Eaton Corporation
Plant Manager · Earlier role at Eaton.
February 2019 - November 2021
Eaton Corporation
General Manager, aerospace business · Most recently ran a $600 million aerospace business; 17 years at Eaton.

Fixed Compensation

FY FY2025
Salary
$411,285
Fiscal yearFY2025 (ended June 30, 2025)
NoteBase salary earned
Bonus
$50,000
FormOne-time cash sign-on bonus
Fiscal yearFY2025
All other compensation
$209,784
Total compensation
$1,391,900

Performance Compensation

Data from FY FY2025

Cash incentive

Annual incentive (AIP)
$179,556
FormNon-equity incentive plan (Annual Incentive Plan)
Target Opportunity
75% of base salary
Payout42.2% of target

Stock awards

Stock awards
$541,275
FormRSUs and PSUs
Grant-date fair valueFASB ASC Topic 718
Option awards
$0

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