CABOT CORP
NYSE: CBT. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:2d6f0aef-88fa-4024-be9d-3f68b74b7eef
- SEC CIK
- 0000016040
- Record version
- vpublic-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 27, 2026
- Newest evidence
- Jan 27, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Sean D. KeohanePresident and Chief Executive Officer
- Chair
- Michael M. Morrow
- Independent
- Not published8 directors published
- Published claims
- 193 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 40 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 3 distinct sources and 4 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
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EXECUTIVE APPOINTED
William Masterson executive of CABOT CORP, effective 2025-11-24.
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Vice President and President of the Reinforcement Materials Segment | William Masterson | Nov 2025 | current | Source reportedE4 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Strategy | Erica McLaughlin | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE2 |
| Executive Vice President and President, Carbon and Silica Technologies and Battery Materials | Jeff Zhu | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE2 |
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | Karen A. Kalita | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE2 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | Sean D. Keohane | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE2 |
Board of directors
Evidence8 directors published. Independence determinations are not published for every director.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Y. Yan | Independence not published | 2019 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Cynthia A. Arnold | Independence not published | 2018 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Douglas G. Del Grosso | Independence not published | 2020 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Frank A. Wilson | Independence not published | 2018 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Michael M. Morrow Non | Independence not published | 2017 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Michelle Williams | Independence not published | 2023 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Raffiq Nathoo | Independence not published | 2022 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Thierry Vanlancker | Independence not published | 2024 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Michael M. Morrow | IndependentChair | Not published | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Sean D. Keohane | Not independent | Not published | None published | Source reportedE2 |
Committees and risk ownership
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Financials and market context
EvidenceGovernance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- CommitteesNot reviewed. Committee mandates show where oversight is delegated.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Markets externalNot reviewed. Auditors, advisors, investors and regulators form the external ecosystem.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- William MastersonSenior Vice President and President of the Reinforcement Materials Segmentcompany:2d6f0aef-88fa-4024-be9d-3f68b74b7eef:leadership_role:19
- Erica McLaughlinExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Strategycompany:2d6f0aef-88fa-4024-be9d-3f68b74b7eef:leadership_role:15
- Jeff ZhuExecutive Vice President and President, Carbon and Silica Technologies and Battery Materialscompany:2d6f0aef-88fa-4024-be9d-3f68b74b7eef:leadership_role:16
- Karen A. KalitaSenior Vice President and General Counselcompany:2d6f0aef-88fa-4024-be9d-3f68b74b7eef:leadership_role:17
- Sean D. KeohanePresident and Chief Executive Officercompany:2d6f0aef-88fa-4024-be9d-3f68b74b7eef:leadership_role:18, company:2d6f0aef-88fa-4024-be9d-3f68b74b7eef:leadership_role:13
- Christine Y. YanDirectorcompany:2d6f0aef-88fa-4024-be9d-3f68b74b7eef:leadership_role:6
- Cynthia A. ArnoldDirectorcompany:2d6f0aef-88fa-4024-be9d-3f68b74b7eef:leadership_role:7
- Douglas G. Del GrossoDirectorcompany:2d6f0aef-88fa-4024-be9d-3f68b74b7eef:leadership_role:8
- Frank A. WilsonDirectorcompany:2d6f0aef-88fa-4024-be9d-3f68b74b7eef:leadership_role:9
- Michael M. Morrow NonDirectorcompany:2d6f0aef-88fa-4024-be9d-3f68b74b7eef:leadership_role:10
- Michelle WilliamsDirectorcompany:2d6f0aef-88fa-4024-be9d-3f68b74b7eef:leadership_role:11
- Raffiq NathooDirectorcompany:2d6f0aef-88fa-4024-be9d-3f68b74b7eef:leadership_role:12
- Thierry VanlanckerDirectorcompany:2d6f0aef-88fa-4024-be9d-3f68b74b7eef:leadership_role:14
- Michael M. MorrowNon-Executive Chair of the Boardcompany:2d6f0aef-88fa-4024-be9d-3f68b74b7eef:leadership_role:5
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 4 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Cited by 4 Claims.
- E2sec def 14a. Published Jan 27, 2026. Retrieved Sep 6, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
- E3sec proxy. Published Jan 27, 2026. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 8 Claims.
- E4sec filing. Published Nov 24, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 27, 2026- William Masterson executive of CABOT CORP, effective 2025-11-24.
- Thierry Vanlancker seat on CABOT CORP, effective 2024-01-01.
- Michelle Williams seat on CABOT CORP, effective 2023-01-01.
- Raffiq Nathoo seat on CABOT CORP, effective 2022-01-01.
- Douglas G. Del Grosso seat on CABOT CORP, effective 2020-01-01.
- Christine Y. Yan seat on CABOT CORP, effective 2019-01-01.
- Cynthia A. Arnold seat on CABOT CORP, effective 2018-01-01.
- Frank A. Wilson seat on CABOT CORP, effective 2018-01-01.
- Michael M. Morrow Non seat on CABOT CORP, effective 2017-01-01.

