---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001597672-26-000017"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RYAM"
cik: "0001597672"
company_name: "RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-14T20:17:12+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T20:18:51.260064+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Julie A. Dill elected Non-Executive Chair of RYAM Board, succeeding Lisa M. Palumbo

## Summary
- Effective May 14, 2026; Palumbo completed her second two-year term and remains an independent director.
- Dill has served on the RYAM Board since 2018 and brings experience from energy, industrials, and infrastructure sectors.
- Dill's background includes public company CEO, finance, and investor relations roles.
- Appointment reflects the Board's commitment to governance, succession planning, and strategic oversight.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001597672-26-000017
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RYAM
- cik: 0001597672
- company_name: RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-14T20:17:12+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1597672/000159767226000017/0001597672-26-000017-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1597672/000159767226000017/ryam-20260513.htm

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