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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001306830-23-000146"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CE"
cik: "0001306830"
company_name: "Celanese Corp"
filed_at: "2023-10-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T21:44:04.673737+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Celanese elects Ganesh Moorthy to board; effective Dec 1, 2023

## Summary
- Moorthy is President, CEO and board member of Microchip Technology; joins Celanese board December 1, 2023.
- Board size increased from 10 to 11 members; Moorthy will serve initially on Audit and Nominating/Governance committees.
- Board determined Moorthy is independent under NYSE/SEC rules and qualifies as audit committee financial expert.
- Moorthy will stand for re-election at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001306830-23-000146
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CE
- cik: 0001306830
- company_name: Celanese Corp
- filed_at: 2023-10-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683023000146/0001306830-23-000146-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683023000146/ce-20231018.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001306830-23-000146
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001306830-23-000146.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001306830-23-000146.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ganesh Moorthy was elected as Director at Celanese Corp.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: elected Ganesh Moorthy as a director of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683023000146/0001306830-23-000146-index.htm

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