---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000084748-26-000036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ROG"
cik: "0000084748"
company_name: "ROGERS CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-19T13:14:51+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T13:17:32.215612+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rogers Corp appoints Ali El-Haj as permanent President, CEO, and director

## Summary
- Appointment effective May 19, 2026, following a board-led CEO search; El-Haj had served as interim CEO since July 2025.
- Compensation includes $750,000 base salary, 100% target annual incentive, and $5.0M LTIP equity grant ($3.2M time-based RSUs + $1.8M performance-based RSUs).
- El-Haj will also serve as a member of the Board of Directors and is eligible for the Rogers Executive Severance Plan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000084748-26-000036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ROG
- cik: 0000084748
- company_name: ROGERS CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-19T13:14:51+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84748/000008474826000036/0000084748-26-000036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84748/000008474826000036/rog-20260519.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000084748-26-000036
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000084748-26-000036.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000084748-26-000036.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ali El-Haj was appointed as Member of the Board at ROGERS CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Member of the Board
  source text: On May 19, 2026, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Rogers Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Ali El-Haj, currently the Company’s Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, to the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84748/000008474826000036/0000084748-26-000036-index.htm
- Executive change
  Ali El-Haj was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at ROGERS CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On May 19, 2026, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Rogers Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Ali El-Haj, currently the Company’s Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, to the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84748/000008474826000036/0000084748-26-000036-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.