---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000931148-23-000028"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EAF"
cik: "0000931148"
company_name: "GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD"
filed_at: "2023-01-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T19:12:32.616094+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Brian L. Acton to step down at GrafTech's 2023 annual meeting

## Summary
- Brian L. Acton will not stand for re-election at the May 10, 2023 annual meeting.
- He will resign from the Board effective at the annual meeting.
- His decision is not due to any disagreement with the company on operations, policies, or practices.
- No replacement for the departing director has been announced.
- Mr. Acton's departure is a planned non-controversial retirement from the board.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000931148-23-000028
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EAF
- cik: 0000931148
- company_name: GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD
- filed_at: 2023-01-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/931148/000093114823000028/0000931148-23-000028-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/931148/000093114823000028/gti-20230105.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000931148-23-000028
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000931148-23-000028.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000931148-23-000028.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Brian L. Acton departed as Director at GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD.
  - Action: will not stand for re-election and will resign
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 5, 2023, Brian L. Acton informed GrafTech International Ltd. (the “Company”) that he will not stand for re-election as a director at the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders expected to be held on or around May 10, 2023 (the “Annual Meeting”) and he will resign from the Board of Directors of the Company at the Annual Meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/931148/000093114823000028/0000931148-23-000028-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.