Sylvamo CEO Ribiéras to retire; Sims named successor, Devlin new CFO

Sylvamo Corp

Jean-Michel Ribiéras to retire as CEO effective Dec 31, 2025; will remain Chairman until then.
John Sims, current CFO, elected COO effective May 1, 2025; becomes CEO Jan 1, 2026.
Don Devlin named new CFO effective May 1, 2025; joins from International Paper.
Devlin's compensation: $540k base salary, $510k sign-on RSUs, $1.239M LTIP target, 75% AIP target.
Sims' compensation as COO remains unchanged from his CFO role.

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Appointed

Don Devlin

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

SLVM · Sylvamo Corp

Effective: 2025-05-01
Filed: April 16, 2025, 7:59 PM ET

the Board elected Don Devlin as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sylvamo, effective May 1, 2025

Role change

John V. Sims

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

SLVM · Sylvamo Corp

Effective: 2025-05-01
Filed: April 16, 2025, 7:59 PM ET

the Board elected John V. Sims as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective May 1, 2025

Departed

Jean-Michel Ribiéras

Chief Executive Officer

SLVM · Sylvamo Corp

Effective: 2025-12-31
Successor: John V. Sims
Filed: April 16, 2025, 7:59 PM ET

Jean-Michel Ribiéras notified the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Sylvamo Corporation (“Sylvamo”) of his decision to retire as Chief Executive Officer, effective December 31, 2025

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Don Devlin was elected as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Sylvamo Corp.

Action: elected
Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exact text from the filing

the Board elected Don Devlin as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sylvamo, effective May 1, 2025

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

John V. Sims was elected as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Sylvamo Corp.

Action: elected
Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

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the Board elected John V. Sims as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective May 1, 2025

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Jean-Michel Ribiéras departed as Chief Executive Officer at Sylvamo Corp.

Action: retire
Role: Chief Executive Officer

Exact text from the filing

Jean-Michel Ribiéras notified the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Sylvamo Corporation (“Sylvamo”) of his decision to retire as Chief Executive Officer, effective December 31, 2025

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