---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-127822"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ECVT"
cik: "0001708035"
company_name: "Ecovyst Inc."
filed_at: "2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T03:31:23.013059+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ecovyst promotes Kurt Bitting to CEO, Q1 sales up 42%, starts share buyback

## Summary
- Kurt Bitting promoted to CEO; Kevin Fogarty appointed Chairman; two new independent directors added.
- Q1 sales $180M (+42% YoY); net income $8M (diluted EPS $0.06); adj. net income $20M (adj. EPS $0.15).
- Adjusted EBITDA $59M (+40% YoY); margin 28% (+120 bps) despite sulfur cost pass-through.
- Entered interest rate caps on $250M at 1.00% in January.
- Affirmed 2022 financial outlook; announced multi-year share repurchase program.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-127822
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ECVT
- cik: 0001708035
- company_name: Ecovyst Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1708035/000119312522127822/0001193125-22-127822-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1708035/000119312522127822/d220464d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-127822
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-127822.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-127822.txt

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