---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000102752-21-000093"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VSEC"
cik: "0000102752"
company_name: "VSE CORP"
filed_at: "2021-12-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T02:17:19.333857+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# VSE appoints Edward Dolanski to board; new employment agreements for CEO Cuomo and CFO Griffin

## Summary
- Board expanded to nine; Edward Dolanski, former Boeing/CEO of Aviall, appointed independent director effective Jan 1, 2022.
- CEO John Cuomo's amended agreement: base salary $800k, term through Jan 2025, target equity award 220% of salary, 2x severance on non-CIC termination.
- CFO Stephen Griffin's amended agreement: base salary $430k, term through Jan 2024, target bonus 65% of salary, 1.5x severance.
- President VSE Aviation Benjamin Thomas and President Wheeler Fleet Solutions Chad Wheeler also received amended employment agreements.
- Severance multiples increase to 2.25x (CEO) and 2x (CFO) upon change-in-control termination.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000102752-21-000093
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VSEC
- cik: 0000102752
- company_name: VSE CORP
- filed_at: 2021-12-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102752/000010275221000093/0000102752-21-000093-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102752/000010275221000093/vsec-20211209.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000102752-21-000093
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000102752-21-000093.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Edward P. Dolanski was appointed as Director at VSE CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board appointed Edward P. Dolanski to serve as an independent director of the Company, commencing January 1, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102752/000010275221000093/0000102752-21-000093-index.htm

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