# ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/ascent-industries-co | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 16 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 6 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-18T07:13:05.946479+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-18T07:13:05.946479+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. - Display name: ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-18T23:16:35.076617+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.409 | | Record Quality | 0.837 | | Directors | 5 | | Committees | 2 | | Governance events | 11 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | PUBLISHED | | leadership | PUBLISHED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Aldo J. Mazzaferro: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2022-01-01. Committees: Audit (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:leadership_role:5 - Benjamin Rosenzweig: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2020-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:leadership_role:6 - Christopher G. Hutter: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2020-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:leadership_role:7 - Henry L. Guy: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2011-01-01. Committees: Audit (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:leadership_role:8 - John P. Schauerman: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2020-01-01. Committees: Audit (chair); Audit · Chair (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:leadership_role:9 ## Committees - Audit (audit). Chair: John P. Schauerman. Members: John P. Schauerman (chair, current); Aldo J. Mazzaferro (member, current); Henry L. Guy (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:ascent-industries-co:audit - Audit · Chair (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: John P. Schauerman (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:ascent-industries-co:audit-chair ## Executive leadership - Harshil Shah: Vice President, Business Operations. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:leadership_role:10 - J. Bryan Kitchen: President and Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:leadership_role:11 - Ryan Kavalauskas: Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:leadership_role:12 ## Governance events - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Harshil Shah executive of ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO., effective 2026-04-30. Effective: 2026-04-30. Detected: 2026-10-18T07:13:05.946479+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:bbcnmu13e6zcg - CEO_CHANGED: J. Bryan Kitchen executive of ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO., effective 2026-04-30. Effective: 2026-04-30. Detected: 2026-10-18T07:13:05.946479+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1r935mdo5h251 - CFO_CHANGED: Ryan Kavalauskas executive of ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO., effective 2026-04-30. Effective: 2026-04-30. Detected: 2026-10-18T07:13:05.946479+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1i0g8qf1r2tasl - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Aldo J. Mazzaferro seat on ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO., effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T07:13:05.946479+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1bbi38idscxs6 - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Aldo J. Mazzaferro member of Audit, effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T07:13:05.946479+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1ayi7041adku0 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Benjamin Rosenzweig seat on ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO., effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T07:13:05.946479+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:13snfzbpps5bj - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Christopher G. Hutter seat on ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO., effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T07:13:05.946479+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1epette1ctywc6 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: John P. Schauerman seat on ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO., effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T07:13:05.946479+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:10q9qbi1q1rsjw - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit · Chair committee of ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO., effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T07:13:05.946479+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1ji91ou16dud8k - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: John P. Schauerman member of Audit · Chair, effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T07:13:05.946479+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:d3smn37op5t - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Henry L. Guy seat on ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO., effective 2011-01-01. Effective: 2011-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T07:13:05.946479+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1inb0ezli7yj ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/ascent-industries-co/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - Claim alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:committee_appointment:14: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:john-p-schauerman","name":"John P. Schauerman"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:committee_appointment:15: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:aldo-j-mazzaferro","name":"Aldo J. Mazzaferro"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:committee_appointment:16: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:henry-l-guy","name":"Henry L. Guy"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` ## Leadership - Aldo J. Mazzaferro: Director, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:leadership_role:5. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d230438aab03de2dc8dbb0bf27d32c2181166291effe70c829becdd38a78aa8b. - Benjamin Rosenzweig: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d230438aab03de2dc8dbb0bf27d32c2181166291effe70c829becdd38a78aa8b. - Christopher G. Hutter: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d230438aab03de2dc8dbb0bf27d32c2181166291effe70c829becdd38a78aa8b. - Henry L. Guy: Director, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2011-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d230438aab03de2dc8dbb0bf27d32c2181166291effe70c829becdd38a78aa8b. - John P. Schauerman: Director, Audit · Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d230438aab03de2dc8dbb0bf27d32c2181166291effe70c829becdd38a78aa8b. - Harshil Shah: Vice President, Business Operations. Claim: alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2026-04-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dd2a30b966046df1666348558f3b71318ca3eef85c3d244f743e48a108f99a80. - J. Bryan Kitchen: President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2026-04-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2beefd4eb48eeea12b6cfb34b8a1ddb2aade6e2ec0872d24f58a97fc6969876a. - Ryan Kavalauskas: Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2026-04-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5903d5d6cdfe58a7c59494c6f2b84f9d7669ec30daab781cdbf9838def6306f2. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - Audit: Chair John P. Schauerman; Members John P. Schauerman (Chair); Aldo J. Mazzaferro; Henry L. Guy. Claim: alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:committee_record:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b2c251c8cd7ebffc67cc1b41dd1cf1f5553f2256acc633a2b233d6b9a0b51420. ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO.. Claim: alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3eeb8d867f023a57fbd4ca40a0a271bf62ae07f291988ee3fdf9d3247e40653d. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3eeb8d867f023a57fbd4ca40a0a271bf62ae07f291988ee3fdf9d3247e40653d. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3eeb8d867f023a57fbd4ca40a0a271bf62ae07f291988ee3fdf9d3247e40653d. ## Committee Appointment - John P. Schauerman: chair, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:committee_appointment:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b2c251c8cd7ebffc67cc1b41dd1cf1f5553f2256acc633a2b233d6b9a0b51420. - Aldo J. Mazzaferro: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:committee_appointment:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b2c251c8cd7ebffc67cc1b41dd1cf1f5553f2256acc633a2b233d6b9a0b51420. - Henry L. Guy: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:committee_appointment:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b2c251c8cd7ebffc67cc1b41dd1cf1f5553f2256acc633a2b233d6b9a0b51420. ## Security Listing - ACNT (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:32ded78e-cab9-4ae3-9839-7b838addc155:security_listing:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3eeb8d867f023a57fbd4ca40a0a271bf62ae07f291988ee3fdf9d3247e40653d. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:3eeb8d867f023a57fbd4ca40a0a271bf62ae07f291988ee3fdf9d3247e40653d: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:d230438aab03de2dc8dbb0bf27d32c2181166291effe70c829becdd38a78aa8b: [ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. DEF 14A 2025-04-30](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/95953/000009595325000027/acnt-20250428.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:dd2a30b966046df1666348558f3b71318ca3eef85c3d244f743e48a108f99a80: [ACNT DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/95953/000009595326000071/acnt-20260428.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:2beefd4eb48eeea12b6cfb34b8a1ddb2aade6e2ec0872d24f58a97fc6969876a: [ACNT DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/95953/000009595326000071/acnt-20260428.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:5903d5d6cdfe58a7c59494c6f2b84f9d7669ec30daab781cdbf9838def6306f2: [ACNT DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/95953/000009595326000071/acnt-20260428.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:b2c251c8cd7ebffc67cc1b41dd1cf1f5553f2256acc633a2b233d6b9a0b51420: [Audit](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/95953/000009595325000027/acnt-20250428.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - 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. - 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. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/ascent-industries-co) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/ascent-industries-co.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ascent-industries-co?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/ascent-industries-co` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-18T23:16:34.866194+00:00; recorded 2026-10-18T23:16:34.866194+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.