---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-082221"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SLVM"
cik: "0001856485"
company_name: "Sylvamo Corp"
filed_at: "2025-04-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T13:46:15.596734+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

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

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-082221
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SLVM
- cik: 0001856485
- company_name: Sylvamo Corp
- filed_at: 2025-04-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856485/000119312525082221/0001193125-25-082221-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856485/000119312525082221/d927505d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-082221
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-082221.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-082221.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  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
  source text: the Board elected Don Devlin as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sylvamo, effective May 1, 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856485/000119312525082221/0001193125-25-082221-index.htm
- Executive change
  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
  source text: the Board elected John V. Sims as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective May 1, 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856485/000119312525082221/0001193125-25-082221-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jean-Michel Ribiéras departed as Chief Executive Officer at Sylvamo Corp.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: 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
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856485/000119312525082221/0001193125-25-082221-index.htm

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