AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Quaker Chemical (KWR)

Quaker Houghton Controller Steven Dassing to Resign; CFO Coler Adds Principal Accounting Officer

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Quaker Houghton's Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, Steven Dassing, resigned on June 30, 2026, effective July 22, 2026, to pursue another career opportunity, and the company says the resignation is not the result of any dispute. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Mr. Coler will also take on the Principal Accounting Officer role when Dassing's resignation takes effect, with no new compensatory arrangements.

Key points

  • Steven Dassing resigned as VP, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer on June 30, 2026, effective July 22, 2026
  • Dassing plans to pursue another career opportunity; the company states no dispute or disagreement was involved
  • CFO Mr. Coler, age 53, will serve as Principal Accounting Officer in addition to his CFO role
  • No new compensatory arrangements were entered into with Mr. Coler for the added role

The filing

CompanyQuaker Chemical (KWR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 7, 2026, 4:38 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-047513

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, 1:49 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 July 07, 2026.

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