secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD (EAF)
CIK:        0000931148
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-09-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000931148-23-000142
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

CEO Marcel Kessler steps down; CFO Tim Flanagan named interim CEO effective Nov 15
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- Kessler to step down as CEO/President on Nov 15, 2023, resign as employee Dec 31, but remains on Board.
- Timothy Flanagan (CFO) appointed interim CEO/President; Catherine Hedoux-Delgado appointed interim CFO/Treasurer, both effective Nov 15.
- COO Jeremy Halford will continue leading investigation into using company assets for EV battery market, alongside current duties.
- Board to conduct global search for permanent CEO; interim leaders receive monthly stipends ($21k Flanagan, $8k Halford, $4k Hedoux-Delgado).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/931148/000093114823000142/0000931148-23-000142-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/931148/000093114823000142/gti-20230925.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000931148-23-000142

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