secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Koppers Holdings Inc. (KOP)
CIK:        0001315257
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-09T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001315257-26-000004
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Koppers CFO Jimmi Sue Smith retires; Bradley Pearce named interim CFO
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- Jimmi Sue Smith retired as CFO Jan 5, 2026; remains Treasurer/advisor through Feb 28, 2026.
- Bradley Pearce, Chief Accounting Officer since May 2019, named interim CFO and CAO.
- Company conducting external search for permanent CFO successor.
- Pearce's base salary increased to $400,000; cash incentive multiplier raised to 60% from 40%.
- Retirement not due to any disagreement or issues with financial statements or policies.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1315257/000131525726000004/0001315257-26-000004-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1315257/000131525726000004/kop-20260105.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001315257-26-000004

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