---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-047859"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XPO"
cik: "0001166003"
company_name: "XPO, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-04-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T22:15:37.046707+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# XPO appoints Dave Bates as COO, former Old Dominion SVP; effective April 21

## Summary
- Dave Bates named COO of North American LTL, effective April 21, 2023.
- Bates spent 27 years at Old Dominion, last 12 as SVP operations.
- Annual base salary $750,000; eligible for quarterly LTL profit-sharing bonus (0.56% participation factor).
- Sign-on cash bonus of $1.5M (subject to 24-month repayment if voluntary exit).
- One-time LTI award with $7.15M target: $2.65M RSUs (2-year vest) + $4.5M PRSUs (5-year cliff).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-047859
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XPO
- cik: 0001166003
- company_name: XPO, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-04-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1166003/000110465923047859/0001104659-23-047859-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1166003/000110465923047859/tm2313349d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-047859
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-047859.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-047859.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David J. Bates was appointed as chief operating officer at XPO, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: chief operating officer
  source text: On April 19, 2023, David J. Bates was appointed chief operating officer of XPO, Inc. (the “Company”), effective April 21, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1166003/000110465923047859/0001104659-23-047859-index.htm

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