---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-010549"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SCL"
cik: "0000094049"
company_name: "STEPAN CO"
filed_at: "2025-01-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T07:49:11.351213+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stepan General Counsel David Kabbes to retire March 14, 2025

## Summary
- David G. Kabbes, VP, General Counsel and Secretary, will retire effective March 14, 2025.
- He will continue in his current role until retirement and provide transition support for at least three months after.
- Company has commenced internal and external search for successor.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-010549
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SCL
- cik: 0000094049
- company_name: STEPAN CO
- filed_at: 2025-01-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000095017025010549/0000950170-25-010549-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000095017025010549/scl-20250129.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-010549
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-010549.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-010549.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David G. Kabbes departed as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at STEPAN CO.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
  source text: On January 29, 2025, Stepan Company (the "Company") announced that David G. Kabbes, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, will retire from the Company effective March 14, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000095017025010549/0000950170-25-010549-index.htm

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