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Issuer:     COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC (CMP)
CIK:        0001227654
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-01-16T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001140361-24-002353
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Compass Minerals names Edward Dowling Jr. as CEO, replacing Kevin Crutchfield
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- Kevin Crutchfield steps down as President, CEO and board member effective Jan. 17, 2024; will consult through Sep. 30, 2024 at $22,500/month.
- Edward C. Dowling Jr. appointed President and CEO effective Jan. 18, 2024; will remain on board.
- Dowling's employment agreement provides $1M annual base salary, target bonus of 130% of salary, and $350K signing bonus.
- Dowling receives FY2024 equity award valued at 350% of base salary (60% PSUs, 40% RSUs).
- Board cites focus on cost reduction, free cash flow and sustained value generation under new CEO.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000114036124002353/0001140361-24-002353-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000114036124002353/ef20018916_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-24-002353

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