---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-077472"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STAG"
cik: "0001479094"
company_name: "STAG Industrial, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-07-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T20:42:26.661746+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# STAG Industrial appoints Crooker CEO, Butcher Executive Chair, as part of succession plan

## Summary
- William R. Crooker appointed CEO and President effective July 1, 2022; base salary $600,000.
- Benjamin S. Butcher named Executive Chair; base salary $325,000; eligible for $1.3M equity award in Jan 2023.
- Michael C. Chase promoted to EVP and Chief Investment Officer; base salary $375,000.
- COO Stephen C. Mecke notified retirement effective Dec 31, 2022.
- Board increased from nine to ten members; Crooker appointed to Board and Investment Committee.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-077472
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STAG
- cik: 0001479094
- company_name: STAG Industrial, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-07-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1479094/000110465922077472/0001104659-22-077472-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1479094/000110465922077472/tm2220424d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-077472.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  William R. Crooker was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at STAG Industrial, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the Board appointed William R. Crooker to the role of Chief Executive Officer of the Company, in addition to his role as President, effective as of July 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1479094/000110465922077472/0001104659-22-077472-index.htm
- Executive change
  William R. Crooker was appointed as Director at STAG Industrial, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board increased the size of the Board from nine to ten members and appointed Mr. Crooker to the Board and the Investment Committee of the Board, effective as of July 1, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1479094/000110465922077472/0001104659-22-077472-index.htm
- Executive change
  Benjamin S. Butcher was appointed as Executive Chair at STAG Industrial, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Chair
  source text: the Board appointed Benjamin S. Butcher as the Executive Chair of the Board, effective as of July 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1479094/000110465922077472/0001104659-22-077472-index.htm
- Executive change
  Stephen C. Mecke departed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at STAG Industrial, Inc..
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Stephen C. Mecke, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, gave the Company written notice of his intention to retire from his positions with the Company on December 31,
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1479094/000110465922077472/0001104659-22-077472-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael C. Chase changed role as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer at STAG Industrial, Inc..
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
  source text: the Board promoted Michael C. Chase to Executive Vice President of the Company, in addition to his current role as Chief Investment Officer, effective as of July 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1479094/000110465922077472/0001104659-22-077472-index.htm

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