Parsons Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update

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

Parsons Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02 Election of Directors.

On December 1, 2025, the Parsons Corporation Board of Directors unanimously elected to appoint Robert H. Smith to serve on the Board effective December 1, 2025. The Board also unanimously approved increasing the size of the Board to 12 members. Mr. Smith was appointed as a Class I director, with an initial term expiring at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation.

The election of Mr. Smith continues Parsons’ commitment to a strong Board of Directors with diverse and valuable backgrounds that align with the Corporation’s strategic priorities.

Mr. Smith serves as a senior advisor to the Department of War’s Office of Secretary of War as an inaugural member of Business Operators for National Defense programs. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer for Blue Origin from 2017 through January 2024 where he was responsible for business strategy, sales, operations and development of the New Shepard suborbital human-rated launch vehicle, all Blue Origin engine product lines, the New Glenn orbital launch vehicle and its infrastructure, as well as all Blue Origin U.S. Government space programs. Prior to Mr. Smith’s role at Blue Origin, he served as President of the Mechanical Systems and Components business unit for Honeywell Aerospace and was Chairman of the National Technology and Engineering Solutions for Sandia LLC, the operating company for the largest U.S. national laboratory (Sandia National Laboratory). Mr. Smith has served on the Parsons Corporation Strategic Advisory Board since April 2024.

Pursuant to the Corporation’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy, Mr. Smith will be entitled to receive cash and equity compensation.

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.