---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-122390"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "INSW"
cik: "0001679049"
company_name: "International Seaways, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-11-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T18:57:07.460925+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chairman Douglas Wheat resigns; Captain Ian Blackley appointed Chairman of International Seaways

## Summary
- Douglas Wheat resigned as Chairman and Board member effective Nov 22, 2024; no disagreement with Company.
- Wheat appointed Chairman Emeritus; previously granted stock-based director fees fully vested, cash fees not reimbursed.
- Company enters $500k consulting arrangement with Wheat for continued advice.
- Captain Ian Blackley, board member since 2016, appointed Chairman effective upon resignation.
- Board size reduced from 10 to 9, consistent with recommendations from large stockholders.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-122390
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: INSW
- cik: 0001679049
- company_name: International Seaways, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-11-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679049/000110465924122390/0001104659-24-122390-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679049/000110465924122390/tm2429437d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-122390
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-122390.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-122390.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ian Blackley was appointed as Chairman of the Board at International Seaways, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: On November 22, 2024, effective upon Mr. Wheat’s resignation, the Board appointed Captain Ian Blackley, a member of the Board since 2016 when the Company was spun off from its predecessor, to serve as Chairman.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679049/000110465924122390/0001104659-24-122390-index.htm
- Executive change
  Douglas Wheat resigned as Chairman of the Board at International Seaways, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: On November 22, 2024, Mr. Douglas Wheat resigned from the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of International Seaways, Inc. (the “ Company ”), and from his role as Chairman of the Board, both with immediate effect.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679049/000110465924122390/0001104659-24-122390-index.htm

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