---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000049938-23-000018"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IMO"
cik: "0000049938"
company_name: "IMPERIAL OIL LTD"
filed_at: "2023-03-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T01:15:59.641917+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Imperial Oil VP Downstream & Chemicals J.R. Wetmore to depart for ExxonMobil role May 1, 2023

## Summary
- J.R. (Jon) Wetmore leaves Imperial Oil effective May 1, 2023 to join ExxonMobil as Americas Fuels Value Chain Planning & Business Development Manager.
- No replacement named; announcement to follow at a later date.
- Wetmore had served as VP, Downstream and Chemicals since January 2018.
- During his tenure, he led downstream to record earnings and advanced the Strathcona renewable diesel project.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000049938-23-000018
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IMO
- cik: 0000049938
- company_name: IMPERIAL OIL LTD
- filed_at: 2023-03-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49938/000004993823000018/0000049938-23-000018-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49938/000004993823000018/imo-20230316.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000049938-23-000018
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000049938-23-000018.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000049938-23-000018.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  J.R. (Jon) Wetmore departed as Vice President, Downstream and Chemicals at IMPERIAL OIL LTD.
  - Action: departed
  - Role: Vice President, Downstream and Chemicals
  source text: Imperial Oil Limited announced today the departure of J.R. (Jon) Wetmore, currently Vice President, Downstream and Chemicals for Imperial, who has been appointed to become the Americas Fuels Value Chain Planning and Business Development Manager for Exxon Mobil Corporation, effective May 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49938/000004993823000018/0000049938-23-000018-index.htm

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