secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Sylvamo Corp (SLVM)
CIK:        0001856485
Form:       8-K/A
Filed at:   2025-12-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-322777
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Sylvamo names John Sims CEO effective Jan 1, 2026; David Petratis Chairman
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- CEO Jean-Michel Ribiéras retires Dec 31, 2025; John Sims succeeds as CEO, President, and Board member effective Jan 1, 2026.
- David Petratis appointed independent Chairman effective Jan 1, 2026; lead independent director role eliminated; Board now 7 members, 6 independent.
- Sims' 2026 base salary set at $1,050,000; target annual incentive 125% of base; LTIP target value $4,750,000.
- Petratis receives prorated chairman retainer of $130,000 (elects DSUs) in addition to director and committee fees.
- No material related-party transactions; compensation adjustments align with existing plans and programs.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856485/000119312525322777/0001193125-25-322777-index.htm
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  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-322777

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