---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-029903"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ASH"
cik: "0001674862"
company_name: "ASHLAND INC."
filed_at: "2023-06-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T17:08:51.769712+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ashland board appoints Sergio Pedreiro as new director; Ihlenfeld and Cummins to exit January 2024

## Summary
- Sergio Pedreiro, former COO of Revlon, appointed to Ashland board effective July 1, 2023.
- Jay Ihlenfeld (director since 2017) and Brendan Cummins (since 2012) will not stand for re-election at Jan 2024 annual meeting.
- Board temporarily increases to 10 members until next annual meeting.
- Departures not due to any disagreement with Ashland on operations, policies, or practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-029903
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ASH
- cik: 0001674862
- company_name: ASHLAND INC.
- filed_at: 2023-06-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674862/000095017023029903/0000950170-23-029903-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674862/000095017023029903/ash-20230626.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-029903
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-029903.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-029903.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jay V. Ihlenfeld departed as Director at ASHLAND INC..
  - Action: decided to not stand for re-election
  - Role: Director
  source text: Mr. Jay V. Ihlenfeld and Mr. Brendan M. Cummins, current members of the Board of Directors ( the “Board”) of Ashland Inc. (“Ashland”), each decided to not stand for re-election and to cease serving as a director at Ashland’s next annual meeting of stockholders planned for January 23, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674862/000095017023029903/0000950170-23-029903-index.htm
- Executive change
  Brendan M. Cummins departed as Director at ASHLAND INC..
  - Action: decided to not stand for re-election
  - Role: Director
  source text: Mr. Jay V. Ihlenfeld and Mr. Brendan M. Cummins, current members of the Board of Directors ( the “Board”) of Ashland Inc. (“Ashland”), each decided to not stand for re-election and to cease serving as a director at Ashland’s next annual meeting of stockholders planned for January 23, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674862/000095017023029903/0000950170-23-029903-index.htm

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