---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-22-005448"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SCL"
cik: "0000094049"
company_name: "STEPAN CO"
filed_at: "2022-02-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T07:17:31.885765+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stepan Company CEO Quinn Stepan retiring; Scott Behrens to become President and CEO on April 25, 2022

## Summary
- F. Quinn Stepan, Jr. retires as CEO effective April 25, 2022; remains Chairman.
- Scott R. Behrens, currently President & COO, promoted to President & CEO same date.
- Behrens receives $900k salary, 100% STI target, LTI grants of $600k PSUs and $900k SARs.
- Retiring CEO Quinn Stepan gets accelerated vesting of 30,205 stock awards, 30,205 SARs, 22,722 PSUs.
- Director Michael R. Boyce to retire from Board at 2022 Annual Meeting; not seeking re-election.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-22-005448
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SCL
- cik: 0000094049
- company_name: STEPAN CO
- filed_at: 2022-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000156459022005448/0001564590-22-005448-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000156459022005448/scl-8k_20220215.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-005448
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-005448.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-005448.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Scott R. Behrens changed role as President and Chief Executive Officer at STEPAN CO.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Scott R. Behrens, currently the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, will assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on April 25, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000156459022005448/0001564590-22-005448-index.htm
- Executive change
  F. Quinn Stepan, Jr. retired as Chief Executive Officer at STEPAN CO.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: F. Quinn Stepan, Jr. had notified the Company that he will retire as Chief Executive Officer of the Company on April 25, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94049/000156459022005448/0001564590-22-005448-index.htm

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