---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001257640-25-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KRO"
cik: "0001257640"
company_name: "KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC"
filed_at: "2025-05-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T08:02:12.013698+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kronos promotes Brian Christian to President/COO; declares $0.05 quarterly dividend

## Summary
- Brian W. Christian named president and chief operating officer, effective May 14, 2025; he was previously EVP and COO.
- Quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share declared, payable June 18, 2025 to holders of record June 9, 2025.
- At annual meeting, all eight director nominees elected with ≥87.4% votes; say-on-pay advisory vote passed with 87.6%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001257640-25-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KRO
- cik: 0001257640
- company_name: KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC
- filed_at: 2025-05-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1257640/000125764025000015/0001257640-25-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1257640/000125764025000015/kro-20250514x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001257640-25-000015
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001257640-25-000015.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001257640-25-000015.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James M. Buch changed role as Chief Executive Officer at KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC.
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: James M. Buch was formerly the registrant’s president and chief executive officer, and Mr. Buch continues to serve as the registrant’s chief executive officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1257640/000125764025000015/0001257640-25-000015-index.htm
- Executive change
  Brian W. Christian was elected as President and Chief Operating Officer at KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Effective May 14, 2025, the registrant’s board of directors elected Brian W. Christian as the registrant’s president and chief operating officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1257640/000125764025000015/0001257640-25-000015-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.