---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-006529"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CMP"
cik: "0001227654"
company_name: "COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC"
filed_at: "2025-01-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T08:01:09.356607+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Compass Minerals appoints Merrin COO, Fjellman CFO; Cathey resigns

## Summary
- Patrick Merrin named COO effective March 3, 2025; base salary $575k, bonus target 100%, LTIP target $1.15M.
- Peter Fjellman named CFO effective Jan 28, 2025; base salary $525k, bonus target 70%, LTIP target $892.5k plus $100k inducement cash.
- Jeffrey Cathey resigned as CFO for personal reasons; consulting agreement for 3 months at $15,500/month to aid transition.
- Merrin brings 30+ years mining experience (Lundin Mining); Fjellman brings 30+ years finance experience (GXO Logistics).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-006529
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CMP
- cik: 0001227654
- company_name: COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC
- filed_at: 2025-01-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000110465925006529/0001104659-25-006529-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000110465925006529/tm254526d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-006529
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-006529.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-006529.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jeffrey Cathey resigned as Chief Financial Officer at COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Jeffrey Cathey resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Compass Minerals International, Inc .
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000110465925006529/0001104659-25-006529-index.htm
- Executive change
  Patrick Merrin was appointed as Chief Operations Officer at COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operations Officer
  source text: appointed Patrick Merrin as the Company’s new Chief Operations Officer, effective as of the date he begins employment with the Company, which is expected to be March 3, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000110465925006529/0001104659-25-006529-index.htm
- Executive change
  Peter Fjellman was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: the Company appointed Peter Fjellman as its new Chief Financial Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000110465925006529/0001104659-25-006529-index.htm

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