secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. (RYAM)
CIK:        0001597672
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001140361-26-015919
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

RYAM CEO resigns; board launches strategic alternatives review with Morgan Stanley
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- CEO Scott M. Sutton resigned effective April 16, 2026.
- Interim Office of the CEO formed: Marcus Moeltner (CFO), Michael Osborne, Christian Ribeyrolle, R. Colby Slaughter.
- Company initiates strategic alternatives review to maximize shareholder value; engaged Morgan Stanley and Wachtell Lipton.
- Board cites unsolicited indications of interest as catalyst for review; may pursue sale, merger, or other options.
- No timetable set for completion; permanent CEO search underway with executive search firm.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1597672/000114036126015919/0001140361-26-015919-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1597672/000114036126015919/ef20071098_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-015919

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