---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000081362-25-000067"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KWR"
cik: "0000081362"
company_name: "QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP"
filed_at: "2025-05-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T03:59:06.619764+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Ramaswami Seshasayee retires from Quaker Chemical board; size reduced to 11

## Summary
- Ramaswami Seshasayee retired from the Board effective May 14, 2025, after serving since 2019.
- He was a member of Audit and Compensation Committees; retirement was voluntary with no disagreement with the Company.
- Board size reduced from twelve to eleven directors effective immediately upon his retirement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000081362-25-000067
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KWR
- cik: 0000081362
- company_name: QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP
- filed_at: 2025-05-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000008136225000067/0000081362-25-000067-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000008136225000067/kwr-20250514.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000081362-25-000067
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000081362-25-000067.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000081362-25-000067.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ramaswami Seshasayee retired as Director at QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On May 14, 2025, Mr. Ramaswami Seshasayee, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Quaker Chemical Corporation (“the Company”) notified the Company of his retirement from the Board, effective on such date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000008136225000067/0000081362-25-000067-index.htm

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