---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001590714-24-000138"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESI"
cik: "0001590714"
company_name: "Element Solutions Inc"
filed_at: "2024-10-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T20:09:00.462593+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Element Solutions EVP, General Counsel & Secretary John Capps to retire in 2025; will serve as Of Counsel

## Summary
- John E. Capps, EVP, General Counsel and Secretary, announced retirement effective date to be determined in 2025.
- Capps will remain with the company in an advisory role as Of Counsel for an indefinite period.
- No successor named; leadership transition planned.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001590714-24-000138
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESI
- cik: 0001590714
- company_name: Element Solutions Inc
- filed_at: 2024-10-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590714/000159071424000138/0001590714-24-000138-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590714/000159071424000138/esi-20241002.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001590714-24-000138
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001590714-24-000138.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001590714-24-000138.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John E. Capps departed as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Element Solutions Inc.
  - Action: announced intention to retire
  - Role: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
  source text: On October 2, 2024, John E. Capps, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Element Solutions Inc (the "Company"), announced his intention to retire from his current position at a date to be determined in 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590714/000159071424000138/0001590714-24-000138-index.htm

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