---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-054896"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GLP"
cik: "0001323468"
company_name: "GLOBAL PARTNERS LP"
filed_at: "2025-05-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T04:07:13.925241+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Global Partners LP appoints Thomas Jalkut to Board, Eric Slifka as Chairman after Richard Slifka's passing

## Summary
- Richard Slifka, Chairman, passed away; Eric Slifka appointed Chairman, Thomas Jalkut as Vice Chairman.
- Thomas Jalkut is a partner at Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, specializing in estate planning.
- Since Jan 2024, the Partnership paid Nutter $733,834 for legal services.
- Changes effective May 25, 2025; Jalkut also serves on Nutter Investment Advisors.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-054896
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GLP
- cik: 0001323468
- company_name: GLOBAL PARTNERS LP
- filed_at: 2025-05-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1323468/000110465925054896/0001104659-25-054896-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1323468/000110465925054896/tm2516642d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-054896
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-054896.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-054896.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Richard Slifka departed as Chairman of the Board at GLOBAL PARTNERS LP.
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: in connection with the passing of Richard Slifka, Chairman of the Board of Directors
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1323468/000110465925054896/0001104659-25-054896-index.htm
- Executive change
  Thomas P. Jalkut was appointed as Vice Chairman at GLOBAL PARTNERS LP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice Chairman
  source text: Thomas P. Jalkut was appointed to the Board of the Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1323468/000110465925054896/0001104659-25-054896-index.htm
- Executive change
  Eric Slifka was appointed as Chairman of the Board at GLOBAL PARTNERS LP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: Eric Slifka has been appointed Chairman of the Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1323468/000110465925054896/0001104659-25-054896-index.htm

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