---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-24-039288"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NGVT"
cik: "0001653477"
company_name: "Ingevity Corp"
filed_at: "2024-10-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T21:35:13.644995+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ingevity CEO John Fortson departs; board member Luis Fernandez-Moreno named interim CEO

## Summary
- John Fortson resigned as President, CEO, and board member effective October 2, 2024.
- Board member Luis Fernandez-Moreno appointed interim President and CEO; search for permanent CEO underway.
- Interim CEO Fernandez-Moreno receives $3M annual salary and $1M one-time RSU award vesting over one year.
- Fortson eligible for severance per prior agreement subject to confidentiality and non-compete covenants.
- Third-quarter 2024 earnings scheduled for release after market close on October 30, 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-24-039288
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NGVT
- cik: 0001653477
- company_name: Ingevity Corp
- filed_at: 2024-10-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000149315224039288/0001493152-24-039288-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000149315224039288/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-039288
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-039288.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-039288.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John C. Fortson resigned as Member of the Board at Ingevity Corp.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Member of the Board
  source text: He succeeds John C. Fortson, who departed as President and Chief Executive Officer and has resigned as a member of the Board, effective as of October 2, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000149315224039288/0001493152-24-039288-index.htm
- Executive change
  Luis Fernandez-Moreno was appointed as interim President and Chief Executive Officer at Ingevity Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: interim President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the Board has appointed Luis Fernandez-Moreno as the interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000149315224039288/0001493152-24-039288-index.htm
- Executive change
  John C. Fortson departed as President and Chief Executive Officer at Ingevity Corp.
  - Action: departed
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: He succeeds John C. Fortson, who departed as President and Chief Executive Officer and has resigned as a member of the Board, effective as of October 2, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000149315224039288/0001493152-24-039288-index.htm

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