---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000915389-25-000160"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EMN"
cik: "0000915389"
company_name: "EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO"
filed_at: "2025-10-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T04:17:07.521949+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eastman Chemical CEO's retirement effective Dec 31, 2025; Crawford returns as tech leader

## Summary
- Chris M. Killian, SVP - Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer, retiring Dec 31, 2025 for family/health reasons.
- Stephen G. Crawford returns Nov 3, 2025 as EVP - Technology Projects; becomes CTO/CSO Jan 1, 2026.
- Crawford base salary $705,000, target annual bonus 85% of base, $800k sign-on bonus.
- Crawford eligible for $2.2M RSU award for 2026 long-term incentive, granted around Jan 2, 2026.
- Crawford's sign-on replaces Feb 2025 equity awards and satisfies severance obligations from May 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000915389-25-000160
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EMN
- cik: 0000915389
- company_name: EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO
- filed_at: 2025-10-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915389/000091538925000160/0000915389-25-000160-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915389/000091538925000160/emn-20251008.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000915389-25-000160.txt

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