# KADANT INC

> Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

## Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 |
| Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 |
| Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 |
| Record version | public-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Canonical entity | alpha:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a |
| Entity type | Company |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/kadant-inc |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | source_reported |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 18 |
| Claims under review | 1 |
| Evidence records | 6 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-26T04:45:54.733919+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-10-26T04:45:54.733919+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: KADANT INC
- Display name: KADANT INC

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-26T04:45:54.733919+00:00 |
| Completeness | 0.364 |
| Record Quality | 0.818 |
| Directors | 5 |
| Committees | 0 |
| Governance events | 4 |
| Entity class | public_company |

## Section coverage

| Section | State |
| --- | --- |
| identity | PUBLISHED |
| corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED |
| board | PUBLISHED |
| committees | NOT_REVIEWED |
| leadership | PUBLISHED |
| ownership | NOT_REVIEWED |
| financials | NOT_REVIEWED |
| capital_structure | PUBLISHED |
| compensation | NOT_REVIEWED |
| governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| audit | NOT_REVIEWED |
| legal | NOT_REVIEWED |
| risk | NOT_REVIEWED |
| cyber | NOT_REVIEWED |
| ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| agent_governance | RESTRICTED |
| markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED |
| events | PUBLISHED |
| relationships | PUBLISHED |
| assessments | PUBLISHED |
| evidence | PUBLISHED |

## Board

- Erin L. Russell: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:6
- Jeffrey L. Powell: Chief Executive Officer and Director. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:7
- Jonathan W. Painter: Chairman of the Board. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:5
- Rebecca Martinez O'Mara: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:8
- Thomas C. Leonard: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:9

## Executive leadership

- Dara F. Mitchell: Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:10
- Deborah S. Selwood: Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer [CAO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:11
- Peter J. Flynn: Senior Vice President. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:16
- Thomas Andrew Blanchard: Vice President. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:18
- Fredrik H. Westerhout: Vice President. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:12
- Jeffrey L. Powell: President and Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:13
- Michael C. Colwell: Senior Vice President. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:14
- Michael J. McKenney: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:15
- Stacy D. Krause: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary [GC]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:17

## Governance events

- EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Dara F. Mitchell executive of KADANT INC, effective 2026-03-03. Effective: 2026-03-03. Detected: 2026-10-26T04:45:54.733919+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1cupkym8jcl8k
- EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Deborah S. Selwood executive of KADANT INC, effective 2026-03-03. Effective: 2026-03-03. Detected: 2026-10-26T04:45:54.733919+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1d6pywjok7ey5
- EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Peter J. Flynn executive of KADANT INC, effective 2026-03-03. Effective: 2026-03-03. Detected: 2026-10-26T04:45:54.733919+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:p4m51443oute
- EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Thomas Andrew Blanchard executive of KADANT INC, effective 2026-03-03. Effective: 2026-03-03. Detected: 2026-10-26T04:45:54.733919+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:91xfzphldsqr

## Scoped resources

- `alpha://company/kadant-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=identity
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=corporate-structure
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=board
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=committees
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=leadership
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=ownership
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=financials
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=capital-structure
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=compensation
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=governance
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=shareholder-governance
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=audit
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=legal
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=risk
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=cyber
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=ai-governance
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=agents
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=ecosystem
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=events
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=relationships
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=assessments
- `alpha://company/kadant-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record&section=evidence

## Role modules

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- Jonathan W. Painter: Chairman of the Board. Claim: alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72848769cff5053255bc12c931f51d72cbdb8dd9fea2b9b87a9e3855cf47b46.
- Erin L. Russell: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72848769cff5053255bc12c931f51d72cbdb8dd9fea2b9b87a9e3855cf47b46.
- Jeffrey L. Powell: Chief Executive Officer and Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72848769cff5053255bc12c931f51d72cbdb8dd9fea2b9b87a9e3855cf47b46.
- Rebecca Martinez O'Mara: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72848769cff5053255bc12c931f51d72cbdb8dd9fea2b9b87a9e3855cf47b46.
- Thomas C. Leonard: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72848769cff5053255bc12c931f51d72cbdb8dd9fea2b9b87a9e3855cf47b46.
- Dara F. Mitchell: Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. Claim: alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2026-03-03. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2e08789a229f7c132071c113c4734b5fc19e865e4ef9e71c40fa474f4580f825.
- Deborah S. Selwood: Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2026-03-03. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ae0fea6ee6881a68fa70dd9ea1cedd0efa2089af58a2840b27dc583c84d84e7b.
- Fredrik H. Westerhout: Vice President. Claim: alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72848769cff5053255bc12c931f51d72cbdb8dd9fea2b9b87a9e3855cf47b46.
- Jeffrey L. Powell: President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72848769cff5053255bc12c931f51d72cbdb8dd9fea2b9b87a9e3855cf47b46.
- Michael C. Colwell: Senior Vice President. Claim: alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72848769cff5053255bc12c931f51d72cbdb8dd9fea2b9b87a9e3855cf47b46.
- Michael J. McKenney: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72848769cff5053255bc12c931f51d72cbdb8dd9fea2b9b87a9e3855cf47b46.
- Peter J. Flynn: Senior Vice President. Claim: alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:16. Valid from: 2026-03-03. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8cae6bfa7600592beb9ef73df67f103b7469d0fc00ce7db90d32e63481a1c23c.
- Stacy D. Krause: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Claim: alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72848769cff5053255bc12c931f51d72cbdb8dd9fea2b9b87a9e3855cf47b46.
- Thomas Andrew Blanchard: Vice President. Claim: alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:leadership_role:18. Valid from: 2026-03-03. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:647330f1c652d63050a44c09884140b105683fb191ea5cea77f208e113e11f52.

## Roles

- PUBLISHED

## Governance

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## Financials

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Workforce

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Market and index context

- PUBLISHED

## Legal Name

- KADANT INC. Claim: alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:796779f7df61547dcfe55c66e33f8df30bf09ffa22e29676f9f1d4ba55e95258.

## Entity Status

- Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:796779f7df61547dcfe55c66e33f8df30bf09ffa22e29676f9f1d4ba55e95258.

## Published Fact

- US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:796779f7df61547dcfe55c66e33f8df30bf09ffa22e29676f9f1d4ba55e95258.

## Security Listing

- KAI (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:45144ed3-0e79-47e9-8e77-5c38d364b91a:security_listing:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:796779f7df61547dcfe55c66e33f8df30bf09ffa22e29676f9f1d4ba55e95258.

## Coverage states

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Identity | PUBLISHED |
| Business | PUBLISHED |
| Leadership | PUBLISHED |
| Board and committees | PUBLISHED |
| Governance | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Financials | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED |
| Market and index context | PUBLISHED |

## Public sources

- alpha:projection-evidence:796779f7df61547dcfe55c66e33f8df30bf09ffa22e29676f9f1d4ba55e95258: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:f72848769cff5053255bc12c931f51d72cbdb8dd9fea2b9b87a9e3855cf47b46: [SEC DEF 14A 0000886346-26-000027](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634626000027/kai-20260401.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:2e08789a229f7c132071c113c4734b5fc19e865e4ef9e71c40fa474f4580f825: [KAI 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634626000018/kai-20260103.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:ae0fea6ee6881a68fa70dd9ea1cedd0efa2089af58a2840b27dc583c84d84e7b: [KAI 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634626000018/kai-20260103.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:8cae6bfa7600592beb9ef73df67f103b7469d0fc00ce7db90d32e63481a1c23c: [KAI 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634626000018/kai-20260103.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:647330f1c652d63050a44c09884140b105683fb191ea5cea77f208e113e11f52: [KAI 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634626000018/kai-20260103.htm).

## Rights

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| public_retrieval | allowed |
| agent_retrieval | allowed |
| redistribution | not_granted |
| model_training | not_granted |
| commercial_use | not_specified |
| relationship_pathfinding | not_granted |
| direct_contact | not_granted |

## Limitations

- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.

## Alternate representations

- [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/kadant-inc)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/kadant-inc.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/kadant-inc?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://companies/kadant-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


## Connected governance records

Structured intelligence is not currently available. Existing published profile evidence remains accessible.

## Critical-risk oversight

Snapshot as of 2026-10-26T11:18:34.338238+00:00; recorded 2026-10-26T11:18:34.338238+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed.
Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording.
An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.