secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT)
CIK:        0001708035
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-24T10:15:31+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-361724
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ecovyst appoints Laurie Bergman as CFO, replacing Michael Feehan
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- Bergman, 49, becomes CFO & Treasurer effective Aug 24, 2026; Feehan departs.
- Bergman base salary $470k, target bonus 70% of salary; annual LTIP target $600k-$650k.
- Sign-on: $250k cash plus $450k RSUs vesting on 3rd anniversary.
- Feehan stays through Sep 30, 2026; severance per prior agreement: 2-yr salary+bonus, 24-mo health.
- Feehan's outstanding PSUs remain with pro-rata vesting; no related-party or family conflicts.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1708035/000119312526361724/0001193125-26-361724-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1708035/000119312526361724/d279297d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-361724

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