secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ALBEMARLE CORP (ALB)
CIK:        0000915913
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-23T20:22:25+00:00
Accession:  0000915913-26-000095
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 former Vale CEO Eduardo Bartolomeo to board of directors
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- Appointment effective July 21, 2026; Bartolomeo is an independent director.
- Bartolomeo served as CEO of Vale S.A. from 2019 to 2024, leading operational and safety transformation.
- He will join the Audit & Finance Committee and the Safety, Sustainability, Operations & Capital Committee.
- Compensation includes $120,000 annual retainer and $170,000 restricted stock grant, pro-rated for partial year.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915913/000091591326000095/0000915913-26-000095-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915913/000091591326000095/alb-20260721.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000915913-26-000095

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