---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-012777"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SCL"
cik: "0000094049"
company_name: "STEPAN CO"
filed_at: "2023-04-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T02:22:07.223484+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stepan EVP Supply Chain Mergner to retire June 30; Haire named successor May 1

## Summary
- Arthur W. Mergner, EVP Supply Chain, retiring after 34 years, effective June 30, 2023.
- Robert Haire appointed EVP Supply Chain effective May 1, 2023; will assist in transition.
- Haire joins from Ingevity, where he was SVP Operations, Performance Chemicals since 2016.
- Haire holds BS in Chemical/Bioresource Engineering from Rutgers and MBA from Cornell.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-012777
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SCL
- cik: 0000094049
- company_name: STEPAN CO
- filed_at: 2023-04-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000095017023012777/0000950170-23-012777-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000095017023012777/scl-20230413.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-012777
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-012777.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-012777.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Robert Haire was appointed as Executive Vice President, Supply Chain at STEPAN CO.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Supply Chain
  source text: Effective as of May 1, 2023, Robert Haire will succeed Mr. Mergner in the position of Executive Vice President, Supply Chain of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000095017023012777/0000950170-23-012777-index.htm
- Executive change
  Arthur W. Mergner departed as Executive Vice President, Supply Chain at STEPAN CO.
  - Action: will retire
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Supply Chain
  source text: Effective as of June 30, 2023, Arthur W. Mergner, Executive Vice President, Supply Chain, will retire from Stepan Company (the “Company”) after more than 34 years of service to the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000095017023012777/0000950170-23-012777-index.htm

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