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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-045418"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0000728447"
company_name: "EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-08-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T02:09:14.174610+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# EVO Transportation appoints James Faught as CFO effective August 30, 2023

## Summary
- James Faught named CFO, effective immediately; former Chief Accounting Officer at Yellow Corp.
- Faught is a CPA with MS in Accounting from UT Dallas; previously roles at Safe Fleet, Watco, Deloitte.
- CEO cites Faught's experience to drive finance transformation, equity uplisting, and M&A strategy.
- As CFO, Faught will oversee all financial reporting, treasury, accounting, planning, and analysis.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-045418
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0000728447
- company_name: EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-08-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728447/000095017023045418/0000950170-23-045418-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728447/000095017023045418/evoa-20230830.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-045418
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-045418.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James Faught was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On August 30, 2023, EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of James Faught as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728447/000095017023045418/0000950170-23-045418-index.htm

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