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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001653477-24-000103"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NGVT"
cik: "0001653477"
company_name: "Ingevity Corp"
filed_at: "2024-12-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T02:58:41.310231+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ingevity elects Ashland CFO J. Kevin Willis to its board of directors

## Summary
- Willis is SVP and CFO of Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH), with 37 years of chemical-industry financial experience.
- Board expands to nine members (eight independent); Willis fills newly created vacancy.
- Willis will serve on the Audit and Sustainability and Safety committees.
- Term runs until the 2025 Annual Meeting; compensation pro-rated per non-employee director practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001653477-24-000103
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NGVT
- cik: 0001653477
- company_name: Ingevity Corp
- filed_at: 2024-12-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000165347724000103/0001653477-24-000103-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000165347724000103/ngvt-20241216.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001653477-24-000103
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001653477-24-000103.txt

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