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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000915389-21-000067"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EMN"
cik: "0000915389"
company_name: "EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO"
filed_at: "2021-10-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T21:00:41.106151+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eastman Chemical appoints Michelle R. Stewart as VP, Corporate Controller and CAO

## Summary
- Michelle R. Stewart, age 50, appointed as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer effective October 8, 2021.
- Stewart joined Eastman in 1995 and held roles including Director, External Reporting, and Assistant Controller.
- Annual base salary and target incentive for remainder of 2021 determined per Compensation Committee's standard process.
- Stewart's husband and brother-in-law are non-executive employees; no involvement in their hiring or compensation decisions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000915389-21-000067
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EMN
- cik: 0000915389
- company_name: EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO
- filed_at: 2021-10-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915389/000091538921000067/0000915389-21-000067-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915389/000091538921000067/emn-20211008.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000915389-21-000067
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000915389-21-000067.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000915389-21-000067.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michelle R. Stewart was appointed as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer at EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: on October 8, 2021 Michelle R. Stewart was appointed Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer) of Eastman Chemical Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915389/000091538921000067/0000915389-21-000067-index.htm

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