---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001306830-22-000014"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CE"
cik: "0001306830"
company_name: "Celanese Corp"
filed_at: "2022-02-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T09:31:09.079503+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Celanese expands board to 11; elects Rahul Ghai and Michael Koenig as directors

## Summary
- Board size increased from 9 to 11; Ghai and Koenig effective immediately.
- Rahul Ghai is EVP & CFO of Otis Worldwide; will serve on Audit and Nominating committees.
- Michael Koenig is CEO of Nobian Industrial Chemicals; will serve on Compensation and EHSQPP committees.
- Both directors are independent and will stand for re-election at the 2022 Annual Meeting.
- Cash retainer for non-management directors increased from $105K to $115K; RSU grant from $150K to $160K.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001306830-22-000014
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CE
- cik: 0001306830
- company_name: Celanese Corp
- filed_at: 2022-02-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683022000014/0001306830-22-000014-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683022000014/ce-20220209.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001306830-22-000014
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001306830-22-000014.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001306830-22-000014.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Rahul Ghai was elected as Director at Celanese Corp.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 9, 2022, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Celanese Corporation (the "Company") increased the size of the Board from nine to eleven members and elected each of Rahul Ghai and Michael Koenig as a director of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683022000014/0001306830-22-000014-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael Koenig was elected as Director at Celanese Corp.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 9, 2022, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Celanese Corporation (the "Company") increased the size of the Board from nine to eleven members and elected each of Rahul Ghai and Michael Koenig as a director of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683022000014/0001306830-22-000014-index.htm

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