---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-026984"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EMN"
cik: "0000915389"
company_name: "EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO"
filed_at: "2023-02-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T23:36:52.790561+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eastman Chemical elects Linnie M. Haynesworth to board; brings cybersecurity expertise

## Summary
- Elected Linnie M. Haynesworth as director, effective Feb 3, 2023; appointed to Audit, Finance, and EHS committees.
- Haynesworth was sector VP/GM at Northrop Grumman's Cyber & Intelligence Mission Solutions; 30+ years in tech and cybersecurity.
- She also serves on boards of Micron Technology, Truist Financial, and Automatic Data Processing.
- Standard non-employee director compensation; no arrangements or family relationships with Eastman officers/directors.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-026984
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EMN
- cik: 0000915389
- company_name: EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO
- filed_at: 2023-02-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915389/000119312523026984/0001193125-23-026984-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915389/000119312523026984/d462438d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-026984
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-026984.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-026984.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Linnie M. Haynesworth was elected as Director at EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 3, 2023, the Board of Directors of Eastman Chemical Company (the “Company”) elected Linnie M. Haynesworth as a director to serve until the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915389/000119312523026984/0001193125-23-026984-index.htm

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