---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000074046-22-000033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ODC"
cik: "0000074046"
company_name: "Oil-Dri Corp of America"
filed_at: "2022-05-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T08:53:28.944083+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Oil-Dri COO resigns; promotes three to VP roles including Christiansen as VP Operations

## Summary
- COO Molly VandenHeuvel resigned effective May 27, 2022 to pursue other opportunities.
- Aaron Christiansen promoted to VP Operations, overseeing mining, manufacturing, engineering, logistics, and procurement.
- Wade Robey promoted to VP Agriculture & Amlan Marketing, leading R&D and agricultural products.
- Yasmith Bernal promoted to VP Crop & Horticulture and Innovation Center Site Lead, managing crop/horticulture business and R&D.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000074046-22-000033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ODC
- cik: 0000074046
- company_name: Oil-Dri Corp of America
- filed_at: 2022-05-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/74046/000007404622000033/0000074046-22-000033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/74046/000007404622000033/odc-20220516.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000074046-22-000033
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000074046-22-000033.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000074046-22-000033.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Molly D. VandenHeuvel resigned as Chief Operating Officer at Oil-Dri Corp of America.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Molly D. VandenHeuvel, Chief Operating Officer of Oil-Dri Corporation of America (the “Company”), gave notice of her resignation from the Company to pursue other opportunities.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/74046/000007404622000033/0000074046-22-000033-index.htm
- Executive change
  Aaron Christiansen was appointed as Vice President of Operations at Oil-Dri Corp of America.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice President of Operations
  source text: On May 20, 2022, the Company announced the appointment of Aaron Christiansen as Vice President of Operations.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/74046/000007404622000033/0000074046-22-000033-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.