---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-117819"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLW"
cik: "0001441236"
company_name: "Clearwater Paper Corp"
filed_at: "2025-05-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T23:22:38.850514+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Clearwater Paper appoints Marc Rome as General Counsel; shareholders approve equity plan amendment

## Summary
- Michael Gadd to step down as SVP, General Counsel on July 1, 2025, become SVP; base salary $360,000.
- Marc D. Rome appointed SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective July 1, 2025.
- Stockholders approved amendment to 2017 Stock Incentive Plan, adding 600,000 share reserve for future awards.
- Annual meeting results: directors Hillman and Nelson re-elected; say-on-pay and KPMG ratification approved.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-117819
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLW
- cik: 0001441236
- company_name: Clearwater Paper Corp
- filed_at: 2025-05-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441236/000119312525117819/0001193125-25-117819-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441236/000119312525117819/d898239d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-117819
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-117819.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-117819.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael S. Gadd changed role as Senior Vice President at Clearwater Paper Corp.
  - Action: stepped down
  - Role: Senior Vice President
  source text: On July 1, 2025, Michael S. Gadd will step down as Senior Vice President, General Counsel of Clearwater Paper Corporation (the “Company”), and will serve as a Senior Vice President of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441236/000119312525117819/0001193125-25-117819-index.htm
- Executive change
  Marc D. Rome was appointed as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Clearwater Paper Corp.
  - Action: assume
  - Role: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
  source text: Effective July 1, 2025, Marc D. Rome, will assume the role of Senior Vice President, General Counsel of the Company and continue to serve as Corporate Secretary of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441236/000119312525117819/0001193125-25-117819-index.htm

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