---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-110307"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KWR"
cik: "0000081362"
company_name: "QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP"
filed_at: "2022-10-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T02:29:24.257138+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Quaker Houghton appoints Berquist CCO, Bijlani CSO; Bijlani comp increased

## Summary
- Joseph Berquist named Chief Commercial Officer effective Jan 1, 2023; no change to his compensation.
- Jeewat Bijlani named Chief Strategy Officer effective Jan 1, 2023; base salary $500k, LTIP increased to $500k.
- Bijlani receives $130k equity sign-on award of restricted stock vesting March 2025; annual incentive target 65%.
- Berquist was EVP Chief Strategy Officer; Bijlani was SVP MD Americas.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-110307
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KWR
- cik: 0000081362
- company_name: QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP
- filed_at: 2022-10-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000110465922110307/0001104659-22-110307-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000110465922110307/tm2228640d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-110307
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-110307.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-110307.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jeewat Bijlani changed role as Chief Strategy Officer at QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP.
  - Action: will serve as
  - Role: Chief Strategy Officer
  source text: Also, effective January 1, 2023, Mr. Jeewat Bijlani will serve as the Chief Strategy Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000110465922110307/0001104659-22-110307-index.htm
- Executive change
  Joseph Berquist changed role as Chief Commercial Officer at QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP.
  - Action: will serve as
  - Role: Chief Commercial Officer
  source text: Effective January 1, 2023, Mr. Joseph Berquist will serve as the Chief Commercial Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000110465922110307/0001104659-22-110307-index.htm

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