secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC (CMP)
CIK:        0001227654
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-05T21:18:22+00:00
Accession:  0001227654-26-000051
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Compass Minerals appoints Brandon Risner as COO, replacing Patrick Merrin
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- Patrick Merrin ceased as COO effective Aug 3, 2026; Brandon Risner appointed as new COO.
- Risner's base salary $450K/yr, target cash bonus 70% of base, annual equity target $600K.
- Risner joined Compass in Dec 2020, previously VP of Operations Ogden & C&I; over 25 yrs mining experience.
- CEO Dowling cited Risner's role in Plant Nutrition segment growth and operational improvements.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765426000051/0001227654-26-000051-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765426000051/cmp-20260803.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001227654-26-000051

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