secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP (KWR)
CIK:        0000081362
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-15T11:55:30+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-035318
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Quaker Houghton names Mark Douglas Chairman; Michael Barry retires after 18 years
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- Michael F. Barry retired as Chairman and director on May 13, 2026 after 18 years on Board, 17 as Chairman.
- Board reduced size from 11 to 10 directors; eliminated Lead Director role as new Chairman Mark Douglas is independent.
- Mark A. Douglas, director since 2013 and former CEO of a global chemical company, elected Chairman.
- Barry's retirement voluntary; no disagreement; company cited ~30 acquisitions under his tenure.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000162828026035318/0001628280-26-035318-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000162828026035318/kwr-20260512.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-035318

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