---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000915913-22-000159"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: "ALB"
cik: "0000915913"
company_name: "ALBEMARLE CORP"
filed_at: "2022-10-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T22:12:49.536149+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Albemarle announces retirement of GC Karen Narwold, appoints Kristin Coleman effective Nov 28, 2022

## Summary
- Karen Narwold to retire as EVP, GC, and Corporate Secretary effective April 4, 2023.
- Kristin M. Coleman appointed EVP, GC, and Corporate Secretary effective Nov 28, 2022.
- Coleman joins from US Foods; previously GC at Sears Holdings and Brunswick Corp.
- Narwold helped negotiate the $6.2B Rockwood Holdings acquisition in 2015.
- This 8-K/A corrects the start date from Nov 28, 2023 to Nov 28, 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000915913-22-000159
- form_type: 8-K/A
- ticker: ALB
- cik: 0000915913
- company_name: ALBEMARLE CORP
- filed_at: 2022-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915913/000091591322000159/0000915913-22-000159-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915913/000091591322000159/alb-20221025.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000915913-22-000159
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000915913-22-000159.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000915913-22-000159.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Karen G. Narwold departed as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at ALBEMARLE CORP.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
  source text: On October 25, 2022, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Karen G. Narwold, advised the Board of Directors of Albemarle Corporation (the “Company”), that she will retire from the Company effective April 4, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915913/000091591322000159/0000915913-22-000159-index.htm

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