---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001653477-25-000058"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NGVT"
cik: "0001653477"
company_name: "Ingevity Corp"
filed_at: "2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T00:38:45.731151+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ingevity expands board to 11; elects new CEO Li and Segal; Hoechner named Chair

## Summary
- Board increased from 9 to 11; David H. Li (President & CEO) and F. David Segal elected directors.
- Bruce D. Hoechner elected as Board Chair for two-year term ending at 2027 annual meeting.
- Stockholders approved 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan with ~30.0M for, 2.6M against.
- All nine director nominees elected; say-on-pay passed with 29.6M for, 2.9M against.
- Segal appointed per cooperation agreement with Vision One Fund dated March 30, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001653477-25-000058
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NGVT
- cik: 0001653477
- company_name: Ingevity Corp
- filed_at: 2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000165347725000058/0001653477-25-000058-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000165347725000058/ngvt-20250430.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001653477-25-000058
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001653477-25-000058.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001653477-25-000058.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Bruce D. Hoechner was elected as Chair of the Board at Ingevity Corp.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Chair of the Board
  source text: the election of Mr. Bruce D. Hoechner as Chair of the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000165347725000058/0001653477-25-000058-index.htm
- Executive change
  F. David Segal was elected as Director at Ingevity Corp.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: the election of Mr. David H. Li and Mr. F. David Segal to fill the vacancies created by the expansion of the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000165347725000058/0001653477-25-000058-index.htm
- Executive change
  David H. Li was elected as Director at Ingevity Corp.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: the election of Mr. David H. Li and Mr. F. David Segal to fill the vacancies created by the expansion of the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653477/000165347725000058/0001653477-25-000058-index.htm

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