secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB)
CIK:        0000915913
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000915913-26-000029
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Albemarle appoints Michelle Collins and Mark Widmar to board, effective Feb. 26, 2026
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- Collins, former Deloitte vice chair, joins Audit & Finance and Governance committees.
- Widmar, CEO of First Solar, joins Compensation and Safety committees.
- Each director receives $120K annual retainer and $170K RSU grant, prorated for partial year.
- Appointments part of board's regular succession planning; no material relationships disclosed.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915913/000091591326000029/0000915913-26-000029-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915913/000091591326000029/alb-20260226.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000915913-26-000029

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