FMC Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 22, 2025
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ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
Retirement of Michael F. Reilly as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary
On April 22, 2025, FMC Corporation (“FMC” or the “Company”) announced that Mr. Michael F. Reilly will retire from his positions as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of the Company effective June 1, 2025, and retire fully from the Company effective July 1, 2025. Mr. Reilly joined FMC in 2002 as group counsel for the Agricultural Solutions business and has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary since 2019.
Appointment of Sara Velazquez Ponessa as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
On April 22, 2025, the Company announced that Sara Velazquez Ponessa has been named Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary succeeding Mr. Reilly, effective June 1, 2025.
Ponessa brings a wealth of relevant experience to her new role, having previously served as senior business counsel at FMC from 2012 to 2018. Following her time at FMC, she served as the first general counsel and secretary of Livent Corporation, where she led the legal aspects of the company's successful 2018 initial public offering (IPO) and its 2019 spinoff from FMC Corporation. Most recently, Ponessa served as vice president, general counsel and secretary at Arcadium Lithium plc, where she directed the global legal and compliance functions for the lithium chemicals company. Ponessa earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and Spanish from Rutgers College. She has been actively involved in various legal organizations, including the Hispanic National Bar Association and the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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| By: | /s/ MICHAEL F. REILLY | ||||||||||
| Michael F. Reilly Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary | |||||||||||
Date: April 22, 2025