SunCoke Energy, Inc. filed a Form 8-K on September 16, 2026, disclosing the appointment of Wendell L. Carter to its Board of Directors, effective September 15, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • New director appointed: Wendell L. Carter joined the SunCoke Energy Board of Directors on September 15, 2026.
  • Committee assignments: Carter was appointed to the Board's Compensation Committee and Governance Committee.
  • Industry background: Carter, age 66, is described in the filing as a metallurgical engineer with more than four decades of operational, engineering, and technology leadership experience in the iron and steel industry.
  • Most recent role: Carter served as Executive Vice President, Technology at Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF) from 2022 to 2025, overseeing 120 research engineers and a $1.0 billion engineering budget.
  • Compensation: Carter will participate in the standard non-employee director compensation program, prorated to reflect his service commencement date, as described on pages 19 and 20 of the Company's definitive Proxy Statement filed April 1, 2026.
  • No disclosed conflicts: According to the filing, Carter has no family relationships with directors or officers and no material interest in any transaction required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

SunCoke Energy Adds Steel Industry Veteran to Its Board

SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC), headquartered in Lisle, Illinois, disclosed through its Form 8-K filed September 16, 2026, that its Board of Directors appointed Wendell L. Carter as a new board member on September 15, 2026. Carter was simultaneously named to the Compensation Committee and Governance Committee, according to the filing.

The filing describes Carter as a veteran iron and steel industry executive who most recently served as Executive Vice President, Technology at Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. from 2022 to 2025. In that position, according to the filing, he led research facilities in Middletown, Ohio, and Novi, Michigan, managing 120 research engineers focused on product and process development across several markets. He was also responsible for a $1.0 billion engineering budget. Prior to that, from 2021 to 2022, Carter served as Executive Vice President, West Operations at Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Earlier in his career, the filing notes, he held senior roles at ArcelorMittal USA LLC and Inland Steel Company, including responsibilities for a 7.5-million-ton steelmaking facility with approximately 4,900 employees.

Carter holds a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering and an M.B.A., according to the filing. He authored 13 technical papers on iron blast furnace construction and practice and received the Association for Iron and Steel Technology's J.E. Johnson Jr. Award in 1997. The filing states that Carter will be indemnified by the Company under its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated By-laws, and will enter into the Company's standard form of indemnification agreement for directors.

What Was Disclosed

SunCoke Energy reported the appointment of Wendell L. Carter to its Board of Directors and two board committees, effective September 15, 2026. Carter's compensation will follow the standard non-employee director program on a prorated basis, with no undisclosed conflicts of interest reported.