---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000931148-23-000170"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EAF"
cik: "0000931148"
company_name: "GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD"
filed_at: "2023-12-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T13:17:41.012995+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# GrafTech director Denis Turcotte resigns; board reduced to eight members

## Summary
- Denis A. Turcotte resigned from the Board effective December 14, 2023; he was a Class I director.
- He did not serve on any Board committees and his resignation was not due to any disagreement with the Company.
- Board size decreased from nine to eight members effective December 14, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000931148-23-000170
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EAF
- cik: 0000931148
- company_name: GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD
- filed_at: 2023-12-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/931148/000093114823000170/0000931148-23-000170-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/931148/000093114823000170/gti-20231212.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000931148-23-000170
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000931148-23-000170.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000931148-23-000170.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Denis A. Turcotte resigned as Director at GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 12, 2023, Denis A. Turcotte informed GrafTech International Ltd. (the “Company”) that he was resigning from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company effective December 14, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/931148/000093114823000170/0000931148-23-000170-index.htm

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