---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000815556-23-000046"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FAST"
cik: "0000815556"
company_name: "FASTENAL CO"
filed_at: "2023-10-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T01:24:31.761015+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fastenal appoints Anthony Broersma as EVP-Operations effective Oct 11, 2023

## Summary
- Broersma, former SVP-Operations, will lead supply chain, eCommerce, logistics and more.
- He succeeds himself in a promoted role; has 20-year tenure across sales and operations.
- CEO Dan Florness cited Broersma's extensive operational and sales background.
- No other executive changes or compensatory arrangements disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000815556-23-000046
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FAST
- cik: 0000815556
- company_name: FASTENAL CO
- filed_at: 2023-10-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815556/000081555623000046/0000815556-23-000046-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815556/000081555623000046/fast-20231011.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000815556-23-000046
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000815556-23-000046.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000815556-23-000046.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Anthony P. Broersma was appointed as Executive Vice President-Operations at FASTENAL CO.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President-Operations
  source text: On October 11, 2023, the Board of Directors of Fastenal Company (the "Company") appointed Anthony P. Broersma as the Executive Vice President-Operations of the Company effective October 11, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815556/000081555623000046/0000815556-23-000046-index.htm

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