---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-21-309430"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CMP"
cik: "0001227654"
company_name: "COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC"
filed_at: "2021-10-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T17:19:06.750947+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Compass Minerals appoints Lorin Crenshaw as CFO; Jamie Standen moves to CCO; Brad Griffith departs

## Summary
- Lorin Crenshaw appointed CFO effective Dec 1, 2021; previously CFO at Orion Engineered Carbons and lithium CFO at Albemarle.
- Jamie Standen, current CFO, will become Chief Commercial Officer upon Crenshaw's start date.
- Brad Griffith departed as CCO effective Oct 27, 2021; receives severance including FY2021 bonus contingent on release.
- Crenshaw receives base salary $537,500, bonus target 70%, equity 190% of base, plus make-whole awards totaling $1.815M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-309430
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CMP
- cik: 0001227654
- company_name: COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC
- filed_at: 2021-10-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000119312521309430/0001193125-21-309430-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000119312521309430/d246858d8k.htm

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- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-309430.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-309430.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  S. Bradley Griffith departed as Chief Commercial Officer at COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC.
  - Action: departed
  - Role: Chief Commercial Officer
  source text: Departure of Executive Officer On October 27, 2021, the Company announced that S. Bradley G
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000119312521309430/0001193125-21-309430-index.htm
- Executive change
  Lorin Crenshaw was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: the hiring and appointment of Lorin Crenshaw as Chief Financial Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000119312521309430/0001193125-21-309430-index.htm
- Executive change
  James D. Standen was appointed as Chief Commercial Officer at COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Commercial Officer
  source text: Mr. Standen is currently serving as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and will assume the position of Chief Commercial Officer on Mr. Crenshaw’s start date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000119312521309430/0001193125-21-309430-index.htm

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