---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001433660-21-000029"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JBTM"
cik: "0001433660"
company_name: "JBT MAREL Corp"
filed_at: "2021-09-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T01:31:02.770184+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# JBT appoints Robert Petrie as EVP and President Protein, succeeding Paul Sternlieb

## Summary
- Paul Sternlieb resigns as EVP and President Protein effective Oct 7 to become CEO at an industrial public company (non-competitive).
- Robert 'Bob' Petrie promoted to succeed Sternlieb; previously led Protein EMEA and Asia.
- Petrie has been with JBT since 2009 acquisition of Double D Food Engineering; held various engineering and commercial roles.
- Sternlieb's four-year tenure included four acquisitions and 'impressive growth and margin expansion.'

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001433660-21-000029
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JBTM
- cik: 0001433660
- company_name: JBT MAREL Corp
- filed_at: 2021-09-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1433660/000143366021000029/0001433660-21-000029-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1433660/000143366021000029/jbt-20210922.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001433660-21-000029
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001433660-21-000029.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001433660-21-000029.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Paul Sternlieb resigned as Executive Vice President, President Protein at JBT MAREL Corp.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Executive Vice President, President Protein
  source text: On September 22, 2021, Paul Sternlieb, the Company’s Executive Vice President, President Protein, notified the Company that he intends to resign from his current position effective October 7, 2021 to pursue another opportunity.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1433660/000143366021000029/0001433660-21-000029-index.htm

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