---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000071829-23-000033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NPKI"
cik: "0000071829"
company_name: "NPK International Inc."
filed_at: "2023-04-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T04:48:03.936073+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Newpark Resources GC Earle departing April 30; Celeste Frugé named successor

## Summary
- E. Chipman Earle will depart as VP, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary effective April 30, 2023.
- Departure part of restructuring to resize support functions and reduce G&A expenses.
- Earle will receive severance benefits per U.S. Executive Severance Plan, subject to 12-month non-compete and non-solicitation covenants.
- Celeste Frugé, currently Deputy General Counsel, appointed VP, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary effective May 1, 2023.
- Frugé has been with Newpark since April 2008, most recently as Deputy General Counsel since February 2020.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000071829-23-000033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NPKI
- cik: 0000071829
- company_name: NPK International Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-04-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/71829/000007182923000033/0000071829-23-000033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/71829/000007182923000033/nr-20230403.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000071829-23-000033
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000071829-23-000033.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000071829-23-000033.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  E. Chipman Earle departed as Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary at NPK International Inc..
  - Action: departing
  - Role: Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary
  source text: E. Chipman Earle, Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary of Newpark Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) will be departing the Company effective April 30, 2023 (the “Departure Date”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/71829/000007182923000033/0000071829-23-000033-index.htm
- Executive change
  Celeste Frugé was appointed as Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary at NPK International Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary
  source text: The Company has appointed Ms. Frugé to succeed Mr. Earle as the Company’s Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary, effective May 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/71829/000007182923000033/0000071829-23-000033-index.htm

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