Celanese Corporation (CE) appointed director Anne P. Noonan to its Compensation and Management Development Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee on October 15, 2026, effective immediately. Her committee appointments had not been determined when she joined the Board.
Celanese Corp (CE) filed an initial statement of beneficial ownership reporting that director Luis M. Fernandez-Moreno currently holds no shares of Celanese common stock in his direct ownership. The filing also lists a Power of Attorney as an exhibit authorizing filings on his behalf.
Celanese Corp (CE) reports that its Board of Directors increased in size from 10 to 11 members and elected Luis Fernandez-Moreno as a director, effective September 16, 2026, to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Board determined that he is an independent director under SEC and NYSE standards and that he has no related-party relationships requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Fernandez-Moreno currently serves on the boards of Ingevity Corporation and Select Water Solutions and brings over 40 years of experience in performance materials, specialty ingredients and coatings, including senior leadership roles at Ashland, Arch Chemicals, Rohm & Haas and The Dow Chemical Company. He will be compensated and reimbursed in line with Celanese’s standard practices for non-management directors. Celanese notes that it employed more than 11,000 people worldwide and generated $9.5 billion in net sales in 2025.
Celanese Corp (CE) reports that SVP & CFO Chuck Kyrish purchased company common stock on August 14, 2026. Three non-derivative transactions labeled “Purchase in open market or private transaction” total 2,300 shares, at per-share prices ranging from $45.5050 to $45.5299, all held as direct ownership. The Rule 10b5-1 checkbox was not marked, so these purchases were not affirmed as made under a trading plan.
Ashley B. Duffie, SVP & GC of Celanese Corp, purchased 600 shares of common stock on 2026-08-11 in an open market or private transaction at $45.60 per share. Following this trade, Duffie directly holds 31,925 shares and indirectly holds 691.4868 shares through a 401(k) Plan.
Celanese Corp SVP Mark Christopher Murray purchased additional company shares. On 2026-08-11, he bought 2,153 shares of Common Stock in a purchase in open market or private transaction at $45.5199 per share. Following this transaction, he directly holds 30,432 shares of Celanese Common Stock.
Kissire Deborah J. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Celanese Corp director Deborah J. Kissire received an award of 6.277 shares of phantom stock on August 10, 2026. Each phantom share represents the right to receive one share of common stock and reflects dividend equivalents on compensation deferred under the company’s 2008 Deferred Compensation Plan. Following this award, Kissire holds 9,310.054 phantom stock units, which are payable in common stock after her service as a director ends, as provided in the plan.
Rucker Kim K.W. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Celanese Corp director Kim K.W. Rucker received an award of 8.705 phantom stock units on 2026-08-10, recorded at $44.4600 per unit. Each phantom stock unit represents the right to receive one share of common stock and reflects dividend equivalents on compensation deferred under the company’s 2008 Deferred Compensation Plan. Following this award, Rucker holds 12,909.224 phantom stock units, which are payable in shares of common stock after her service as a director ends, as provided in the plan.
Celanese Corp director Edward G. Galante reported two equity-based compensation awards. He received an annual grant of 1,930 shares of Common Stock as fully vested restricted stock units under the company's 2018 Global Incentive Plan, granted as compensation for prior service as Chair of the Board, bringing his direct Common Stock holdings to 27,983 shares. He also acquired 4.595 shares of phantom stock as dividend equivalents on deferred compensation under the 2008 Deferred Compensation Plan, increasing his phantom stock balance to 6,814.817 shares, payable in Common Stock following the end of his board service.
Celanese Corp director Kathryn Hill reported an acquisition of 0.7710 shares of phantom stock on 2026-08-10 at a reference value of $44.46 per share. These phantom stock units represent dividend equivalents on compensation deferred under Celanese’s 2008 Deferred Compensation Plan and are payable in an equivalent number of common shares as provided in the plan, bringing her reported phantom stock balance to 1,142.5400 units held directly.