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Issuer:     WERNER ENTERPRISES INC (WERN)
CIK:        0000793074
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-06T00:49:49+00:00
Accession:  0000793074-26-000156
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.25
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Werner director Jack A. Holmes resigns from board effective October 5, 2026 to take executive role elsewhere
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- Jack A. Holmes resigned from Werner Enterprises' Board of Directors and from its Compensation and Governance Committees, effective October 5, 2026.
- Company said the resignation was made in connection with Holmes accepting an executive leadership position at another transportation company, to avoid operational or governance conflicts.
- Werner stated the departure is amicable and not the result of any disagreement with the Company, Board or management on operations, policies or practices.
- Board thanked Holmes for his leadership, insight and service to Werner and its shareholders; no replacement director was named in the filing.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793074/000079307426000156/0000793074-26-000156-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/793074/000079307426000156/wern-20261005.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000793074-26-000156

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