---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-248427"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EMN"
cik: "0000915389"
company_name: "EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO"
filed_at: "2022-09-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T08:24:47.332423+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eastman EVP Lucian Boldea resigns; Travis Smith named SVP of Additives & Functional Products

## Summary
- EVP Lucian Boldea resigns effective Sept 30, 2022 to pursue external opportunity.
- Travis Smith, currently Division President Films, appointed SVP of Additives & Functional Products effective Oct 10, 2022.
- Smith has been with Eastman since 1992 and previously held VP and GM roles in performance films.
- CEO Mark Costa thanked Boldea for his leadership and welcomed Smith to the executive team.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-248427
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EMN
- cik: 0000915389
- company_name: EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO
- filed_at: 2022-09-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915389/000119312522248427/0001193125-22-248427-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915389/000119312522248427/d359738d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-248427
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-248427.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-248427.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Lucian Boldea resigned as Executive Vice President at EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Executive Vice President
  source text: On September 19, 2022, Executive Vice President Lucian Boldea notified Eastman Chemical Company (the “Company”) of his decision to resign his employment with the Company, effective as of September 30, 2022, to pursue other career opportunities.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915389/000119312522248427/0001193125-22-248427-index.htm

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