8-K

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

December 8, 2010 (December 7, 2010)

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

Hexcel Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	1-8472	94-1109521
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Two Stamford Plaza

281 Tresser Boulevard

Stamford, Connecticut  06901-3238

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

(203) 969-0666

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management

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

Effective December 7, 2010, the Hexcel Board of Directors voted to increase the number of members of the Board of Directors from 10 to 11 and appointed Thomas Gendron to fill the vacancy created by such increase.  A copy of the press release announcing the naming of Mr. Gendron to Hexcel’s Board is attached as exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits

99.1     Press Release dated December 7, 2010.

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Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	HEXCEL CORPORATION
December 8, 2010
	/s/ Ira J. Krakower
	Ira J. Krakower
	Senior Vice President

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated December 7, 2010.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

News Release

Hexcel Corporation, 281 Tresser Boulevard, Stamford, CT 06901 (203) 969-0666

Thomas A. Gendron Named to Hexcel Corporation’s
Board of Directors

STAMFORD, CT. — December 7, 2010 — Hexcel Corporation (NYSE: HXL) today announced that, Mr. Thomas A. Gendron will be joining its Board of Directors effective immediately. Mr. Gendron will serve on Hexcel’s Compensation Committee.

Mr. Gendron, 49, is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Woodward Governor Company (NASDAQ: WGOV) a $1.4 billion manufacturing company that designs, manufactures, and services energy control systems and components for aircraft and industrial engines and wind turbines.   Mr. Gendron has been Chairman of Woodward since 2008 and CEO and President since 2005.  From 1990 through 2005 Mr. Gendron held various positions of increasing responsibility in the aircraft engine systems and industrial controls divisions at Woodward.  Prior to joining Woodward, Mr. Gendron worked at Thermotron Industries, Inc. from 1988 through 1990 as a Product Manager.  Mr. Gendron started his career at Sundstrand Corporation where he held various engineering positions from 1983-1988.  Mr. Gendron earned his MBA from Rockford

College, and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.

Mr. David E. Berges, Hexcel’s Chairman & CEO said “we are delighted to have Tom Gendron join Hexcel’s Board of Directors.  We have been seeking to add a director with global experience in the wind energy market, and Tom’s experience in aerospace is an additional benefit. He will add a fresh perspective that will support our strategic planning in these core markets ”

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Hexcel Corporation is a leading advanced composites company.  It develops, manufactures and markets lightweight, high-performance structural materials, including carbon fibers, reinforcements, prepregs, honeycomb, matrix systems, adhesives and composite structures, used in commercial aerospace, space and defense and industrial applications.

Contacts	Michael W. Bacal
	(203) 352-6826
	michael.bacal@hexcel.com

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