secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. (RYAM)
CIK:        0001597672
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001597672-25-000049
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

RYAM CEO De Lyle W. Bloomquist to retire by May 2026; board launches search
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- President and CEO De Lyle W. Bloomquist to retire by May 2026 annual meeting; will remain until successor named.
- Bloomquist will not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors.
- Board engaged Spencer Stuart to lead CEO search for internal and external candidates.
- Bloomquist served 4 years; Chair Lisa Palumbo cited his role in advancing BioFuture vision.
- No successor appointed yet; transition designed for continuity and orderly handover.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1597672/000159767225000049/0001597672-25-000049-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1597672/000159767225000049/ryam-20251210.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001597672-25-000049

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