---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-137427"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SCL"
cik: "0000094049"
company_name: "STEPAN CO"
filed_at: "2025-06-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T17:56:33.925419+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stepan Company appoints Corning Painter (CEO of Orion S.A.) to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Board expanded to 8 directors; Corning Painter appointed effective June 9, 2025.
- Mr. Painter has been CEO of Orion S.A. since 2018; previously EVP at Air Products.
- Assigned to Class I (term until 2026 annual meeting) and four board committees.
- Will receive standard non-employee director compensation as described in proxy statement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-137427
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SCL
- cik: 0000094049
- company_name: STEPAN CO
- filed_at: 2025-06-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000119312525137427/0001193125-25-137427-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000119312525137427/d943338d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-137427
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-137427.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-137427.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Corning Painter was appointed as Director at STEPAN CO.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board increased the size of the Board by one to a total of eight Directors and appointed Corning Painter as a Director, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000119312525137427/0001193125-25-137427-index.htm

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