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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF)

Cleveland-Cliffs: Lead Director Douglas Taylor resigns from board, effective Feb. 22, 2026

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Cleveland-Cliffs said Lead Director Douglas C. Taylor resigned from the Board, and the Board accepted the resignation effective immediately on February 22, 2026. The company said the resignation was not due to any disagreement and was required under its governance guidelines after a change in Taylor's primary occupation, position or business affiliation. The Board filled his roles by appointing Ralph S. Michael, III as Lead Director and Edilson T. Camara as Chairman of the Compensation and Organization Committee.

Key points

  • Douglas C. Taylor resigned as a Board member on February 19, 2026; the Board accepted it effective immediately on February 22, 2026
  • Company says the resignation was not due to any disagreement on operations, policies or practices
  • Ralph S. Michael, III appointed Lead Director and Edilson T. Camara named Chairman of the Compensation and Organization Committee, both on February 22, 2026

The filing

CompanyCleveland-Cliffs (CLF)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 23, 2026, 4:16 PM ET
Accession number0000764065-26-000044

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:59 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 23, 2026.

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