---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001653477-22-000025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NGVT"
cik: "0001653477"
company_name: "Ingevity Corp"
filed_at: "2022-07-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T08:13:01.893159+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ingevity elects Slocum and Wright to board; Fitzpatrick retires

## Summary
- Michael Fitzpatrick resigned from board effective July 26, 2022; no disagreement with company.
- William Slocum and Shon Wright elected to board effective July 25, 2022, expanding board to nine members.
- Slocum is a partner at Inclusive Capital, which holds 5.4% of Ingevity common stock.
- Wright serves as president of Cummins Turbo Technologies and brings 18 years at Cummins.
- Board adopted third amended and restated bylaws clarifying universal proxy rule notice requirements.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001653477-22-000025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NGVT
- cik: 0001653477
- company_name: Ingevity Corp
- filed_at: 2022-07-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000165347722000025/0001653477-22-000025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000165347722000025/ngvt-20220725.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001653477-22-000025
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001653477-22-000025.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001653477-22-000025.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  J. Michael Fitzpatrick resigned as Director at Ingevity Corp.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 25, 2022, J. Michael (“Mike”) Fitzpatrick informed the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ingevity Corporation (the “Company”) of his resignation from the Board effective as of July 26, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000165347722000025/0001653477-22-000025-index.htm
- Executive change
  William J. Slocum was elected as Director at Ingevity Corp.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: the election of Mr. William J. Slocum and Mr. Benjamin G. (“Shon”) Wright to fill the vacancies relating, in part, to the expansion of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000165347722000025/0001653477-22-000025-index.htm
- Executive change
  Benjamin G. Wright was elected as Director at Ingevity Corp.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: the election of Mr. William J. Slocum and Mr. Benjamin G. (“Shon”) Wright to fill the vacancies relating, in part, to the expansion of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000165347722000025/0001653477-22-000025-index.htm

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