secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. (RYAM)
CIK:        0001597672
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001140361-26-000258
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Rayonier Advanced Materials appoints Scott Sutton as CEO, effective Jan 5, 2026
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- Scott Sutton, former Olin CEO, succeeds DeLyle Bloomquist who steps down as CEO and board member.
- Sutton receives $1M base salary, 100% target bonus (0-200% range), and $3.3M equity grant for FY2026.
- Inducement PSU award: target 750k shares, vesting based on RYAM stock price ($15 threshold, $30 target, $45 max) over 3-year performance period with 1-year holding requirement.
- Bloomquist will stay as advisor until May 13, 2026, receiving continued base salary and 2025/2026 cash incentive eligibility.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1597672/000114036126000258/0001140361-26-000258-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1597672/000114036126000258/ef20038813_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-000258

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