{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000950170-21-000554","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"KEX","cik":"0000056047","company_name":"KIRBY CORP","filed_at":"2021-07-28T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:04:20.443031+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-30T01:51:09.560691+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.25,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.25,"confidence":"high","headline":"Kirby elects Shawn D. Williams as new independent director; granted $150,750 in restricted shares","bullets":["Shawn D. Williams elected to Kirby's Board as Class III director effective July 27, 2021.","Received automatic grant of ~$150,750 in restricted shares (6-month vest) and prorated annual fee of $56,250.","Williams is Chairman/Acting CEO of Covia Holdings, with prior CEO role at Nexeo Plastics and leadership at Momentive and GE.","Also serves on board of TETRA Technologies and has extensive chemicals and oilfield industry background."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-21-000554","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-21-000554.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-21-000554.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-21-000554.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56047/000095017021000554/0000950170-21-000554-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56047/000095017021000554/kex-20210727.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-30T01:51:09.560691+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"10801afcf5","claim":"Shawn D. Williams was elected as Class III Director at KIRBY CORP.","evidence_excerpt":"On July 27, 2021, the Board of Directors of Kirby Corporation (“Kirby”) elected Shawn D. Williams to serve as a Class III director until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2022.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56047/000095017021000554/0000950170-21-000554-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"elected"},{"label":"Role","value":"Class III Director"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}