---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-124333"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IPI"
cik: "0001421461"
company_name: "Intrepid Potash, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-12-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T11:10:48.779763+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Intrepid Potash appoints Kevin Crutchfield as CEO effective Dec 2, 2024

## Summary
- Kevin Crutchfield appointed CEO effective Dec 2, 2024; replaces acting CEO Matt Preston.
- Base salary $600K, target bonus 100% of base, sign-on equity award $3.5M (50% time/50% performance vest).
- Crutchfield brings 30+ yrs mining experience; previously CEO of Compass Minerals (CMP) and Alpha Natural Resources.
- Matt Preston, acting CEO since April 2024, remains CFO of Intrepid.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-124333
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IPI
- cik: 0001421461
- company_name: Intrepid Potash, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-12-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1421461/000110465924124333/0001104659-24-124333-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1421461/000110465924124333/tm2429773d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-124333.txt

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