---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-021705"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CE"
cik: "0001306830"
company_name: "Celanese Corp"
filed_at: "2023-02-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T13:18:49.065518+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Celanese appoints Mark C. Murray as SVP Acetyls; John Fotheringham to step down March 1, 2023

## Summary
- Mark C. Murray appointed Senior Vice President, Acetyls, effective February 14, 2023.
- John G. Fotheringham resigns as SVP Acetyls and all officer/director roles effective March 1, 2023.
- Settlement provides pro-rata vesting of time-based equity awards through March 1, 2023; performance-based RSUs remain eligible.
- Fotheringham on garden leave through September 1, 2023; no FY2023 bonus or long-term incentives; bound by non-compete.
- Transition support and customary confidentiality/non-solicitation provisions included in settlement agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-021705
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CE
- cik: 0001306830
- company_name: Celanese Corp
- filed_at: 2023-02-14T23:59:59+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/1306830/000110465923021705/0001104659-23-021705-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000110465923021705/tm236471d1_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-021705
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-021705.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John G. Fotheringham departed as Senior Vice President, Acetyls at Celanese Corp.
  - Action: stepped down
  - Role: Senior Vice President, Acetyls
  source text: On February 13, 2023, Celanese and John G. Fotheringham, former Senior Vice President, Acetyls, reached an agreement whereby Mr. Fotheringham will step down from all officer and director positions with the Company and its subsidiaries effective March 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000110465923021705/0001104659-23-021705-index.htm
- Executive change
  Mark C. Murray was appointed as Senior Vice President, Acetyls at Celanese Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President, Acetyls
  source text: On February 14, 2023, Celanese Corporation (“Celanese” or the “Company”) announced the appointment of Mark C. Murray to the role of Senior Vice President, Acetyls.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000110465923021705/0001104659-23-021705-index.htm

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