---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000095953-24-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACNT"
cik: "0000095953"
company_name: "ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO."
filed_at: "2024-02-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T01:54:35.138104+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ascent Industries appoints Bryan Kitchen as CEO, Ryan Kavalauskas as CFO

## Summary
- Kitchen (former Chemicals President) succeeds Chris Hutter, who remains on board.
- Kavalauskas (former Chemicals VP FP&A) succeeds Bill Steckel, who resigned Feb 9.
- Kitchen receives $500k base salary, 100% target bonus, and $250k one-time RSU grant.
- Kavalauskas receives $350k base salary, 50% target bonus, and $150k one-time RSU grant.
- Board size increased to six; Kitchen appointed as director effective Feb 14, 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000095953-24-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACNT
- cik: 0000095953
- company_name: ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO.
- filed_at: 2024-02-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/95953/000009595324000002/0000095953-24-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/95953/000009595324000002/acnt-20240209.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000095953-24-000002
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000095953-24-000002.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  J. Bryan Kitchen was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On February 10, 2024, Ascent Industries Co (“Ascent” or the “Company”) appointed Ascent Chemicals’ President J. Bryan Kitchen as Ascent’s CEO
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/95953/000009595324000002/0000095953-24-000002-index.htm
- Executive change
  Chris Hutter changed role as Director at ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO..
  - Action: stepped down as CEO, remains on board
  - Role: Director
  source text: Mr. Kitchen, 49 succeeds President and CEO Chris Hutter, who will remain on the Company’s board of directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/95953/000009595324000002/0000095953-24-000002-index.htm
- Executive change
  J. Bryan Kitchen was appointed as Director at ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board...unanimously approved the appointment of Mr. Kitchen as a director of the Company, to serve from February 14, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/95953/000009595324000002/0000095953-24-000002-index.htm
- Executive change
  William Steckel resigned as Chief Financial Officer at ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: William “Bill” Steckel, who resigned from the Company on February 9, 2024 to pursue other opportunities.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/95953/000009595324000002/0000095953-24-000002-index.htm

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