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Posted 28 February, 2022

GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD appointed new CEO

CEO Change detected for ticker NYSE:EAF in a 8-K filed on 28 February, 2022.


  On February 22, 2022, David J. Rintoul, Chief Executive Officer and President and Director of GrafTech International Ltd. (the "Company"), informed the Company of his intention to retire effective as of the end of June 2022, or such later time as a successor has been appointed to ensure a smooth transition.  

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Overview of GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD
Industrial Goods • Industrial Electronics
GrafTech International Ltd. manufactures graphite electrode products essential to the production of electric arc furnace steel and other ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The firm also produces needle coke products which is a raw material to producing graphite electrodes. Its customers include steel producers and other ferrous and non-ferrous metal producers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Americas and Asia-Pacific, which sell its products into the automotive, construction, appliance, machinery, equipment and transportation industries. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Brooklyn Heights, OH.
Market Cap
$429M
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Relevant filing section
Item 5.02 
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.


On February 22, 2022, David J. Rintoul, Chief Executive Officer and President and Director of GrafTech International Ltd. (the "Company"), informed the Company of his intention to retire effective as of the end of June 2022, or such later time as a successor has been appointed to ensure a smooth transition. Upon Mr. Rintoul's retirement, he will also resign from the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"). The Board has authorized the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (the "Committee"), which is working with a leading executive search firm, to conduct a global search and assist in considering both internal and external candidates. The Committee will make recommendations to the Board with the Board making the final decision on a successor.


A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the retirement of Mr. Rintoul is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.