secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO (GPK)
CIK:        0001408075
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-311334
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Graphic Packaging appoints Robbert Rietbroek as CEO effective Jan 1, 2026; Michael Doss steps down
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- Michael Doss steps down as CEO effective Dec 31, 2025; will receive separation benefits under existing employment agreement.
- Robbert Rietbroek appointed President and CEO effective Jan 1, 2026; also joins the Board.
- Rietbroek has 25+ years experience at PepsiCo, Kimberly-Clark, and served as CEO of Primo Brands.
- Rietbroek employment terms: $1.35M base salary, 150% target AIP, 560% target long-term incentive, $4M one-time restricted stock grant.
- Company provided additional info on cost optimization, updated 2025 guidance, and reaffirmed 2026 free cash flow targets (in separate announcement).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408075/000119312525311334/0001193125-25-311334-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408075/000119312525311334/d26063d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-311334

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