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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Ashland Global (ASH)

Ashland CFO J. Kevin Willis to resign effective May 16; Whitaker named interim CFO

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Ashland's Chief Financial Officer, J. Kevin Willis, plans to resign effective May 16, 2025, to pursue another opportunity, and the filing states the departure is not tied to any disagreement over financial statements, internal controls, operations, policies or practices. The Board named William C. Whitaker, the company's Vice President, Finance and Director, Investor Relations, as interim CFO effective May 6, 2025, and Samuel A. Richardson, the Controller, as Principal Accounting Officer, also effective May 6.

Key points

  • J. Kevin Willis notified the company on May 1, 2025 of his resignation as CFO, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, effective May 16, 2025.
  • William C. Whitaker, 36, becomes Interim CFO effective May 6, 2025, with an annual base salary of $354,432 and a target cash incentive of 42% of salary.
  • Samuel A. Richardson, 46, becomes Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer effective May 6, 2025, with an annual base salary of $330,000.
  • Both appointees receive restricted stock unit grants with a fair market value of $130,000, vesting on the third anniversary of the grant date.

The filing

CompanyAshland Global (ASH)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 5, 2025, 5:00 PM ET
Accession number0000950170-25-063667

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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