---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-027303"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FF"
cik: "0001337298"
company_name: "FutureFuel Corp."
filed_at: "2024-08-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T08:26:22.601443+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FutureFuel appoints Roeland Polet as CEO effective Sept 3, 2024

## Summary
- Polet succeeds Tom McKinlay, who previously announced his retirement as CEO.
- Employment agreement: 5-year term, $500K base salary, 50% target bonus, 750K RSUs vesting over 5 years.
- Polet previously served as CEO of DSM Materials (2019-2023) and held senior roles at Valspar and Celanese.
- If terminated without cause or for good reason, Polet receives 12 months base salary plus target bonus.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-027303
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FF
- cik: 0001337298
- company_name: FutureFuel Corp.
- filed_at: 2024-08-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1337298/000143774924027303/0001437749-24-027303-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1337298/000143774924027303/ff20240819_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-027303
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-027303.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-027303.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Roeland Polet was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at FutureFuel Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of FutureFuel Corp. (the “Company”) appointed Roeland Polet as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1337298/000143774924027303/0001437749-24-027303-index.htm
- Executive change
  Tom McKinlay retired as Chief Executive Officer at FutureFuel Corp..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Mr. Polet succeeds Tom McKinlay who previously announced his retirement as Chief Executive Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1337298/000143774924027303/0001437749-24-027303-index.htm

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