---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000916540-21-000024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DAR"
cik: "0000916540"
company_name: "DARLING INGREDIENTS INC."
filed_at: "2021-07-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T06:46:25.883395+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Darling Ingredients director Nicole Ringenberg steps down; Charles Adair named Audit Committee chair

## Summary
- Nicole Ringenberg informed company she is stepping down from Board effective July 15, 2021.
- Ringenberg had no disagreement with the company on operations, policies, or practices.
- Charles Adair, current Audit Committee member, appointed as new Chairman of the Audit Committee.
- Ringenberg also served on Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000916540-21-000024
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DAR
- cik: 0000916540
- company_name: DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.
- filed_at: 2021-07-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916540/000091654021000024/0000916540-21-000024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916540/000091654021000024/dar-20210702.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916540-21-000024
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916540-21-000024.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916540-21-000024.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Nicole M. Ringenberg departed as Director at DARLING INGREDIENTS INC..
  - Action: stepping down
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 2, 2021, Nicole M. Ringenberg (“ Ms. Ringenberg ”) informed Darling Ingredients Inc. (the “ Company ”) that she is stepping down from the Company’s Board of Directors effective July 15, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916540/000091654021000024/0000916540-21-000024-index.htm

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