---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001653477-24-000033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NGVT"
cik: "0001653477"
company_name: "Ingevity Corp"
filed_at: "2024-03-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T19:41:31.470228+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director William J. Slocum resigns from Ingevity board effective March 13, 2024

## Summary
- Resignation not due to any disagreement with the company on operations, policies, or practices.
- Board size to decrease to 9 effective at the 2024 Annual Meeting as previously disclosed in proxy statement.
- Slocum's departure is part of a planned board reduction; no replacement announced.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001653477-24-000033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NGVT
- cik: 0001653477
- company_name: Ingevity Corp
- filed_at: 2024-03-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000165347724000033/0001653477-24-000033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000165347724000033/ngvt-20240312.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001653477-24-000033
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001653477-24-000033.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001653477-24-000033.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  William J. Slocum resigned as Director at Ingevity Corp.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 12, 2024, William J. Slocum informed the Nominating & Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ingevity Corporation (the “Company”) of his resignation from the Board effective as of March 13, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000165347724000033/0001653477-24-000033-index.htm

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