---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001802457-23-000036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ORGN"
cik: "0001802457"
company_name: "Origin Materials, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-04-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T07:11:58.732567+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Origin Materials appoints Craig Rogerson and R. Tony Tripeny to board, effective May 1, 2023

## Summary
- Rogerson brings 40 years of specialty chemicals experience; former CEO of Hexion and Chemtura.
- Tripeny brings 30+ years of operations and finance; former CFO of Corning.
- Rogerson appointed to Audit and Compensation Committees; Tripeny to Audit and Nominating.
- Both directors are independent under Nasdaq standards; compensation per standard non-employee director plan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001802457-23-000036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ORGN
- cik: 0001802457
- company_name: Origin Materials, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-04-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802457/000180245723000036/0001802457-23-000036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802457/000180245723000036/orgn-20230331.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001802457-23-000036
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001802457-23-000036.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001802457-23-000036.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Craig A. Rogerson was appointed as Director at Origin Materials, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 31, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Origin Materials, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Craig A. Rogerson and R. Tony Tripeny to serve as directors of the Company, effective May 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802457/000180245723000036/0001802457-23-000036-index.htm
- Executive change
  R. Tony Tripeny was appointed as Director at Origin Materials, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 31, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Origin Materials, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Craig A. Rogerson and R. Tony Tripeny to serve as directors of the Company, effective May 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802457/000180245723000036/0001802457-23-000036-index.htm

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