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Issuer:     ARCBEST CORP /DE/ (ARCB)
CIK:        0000894405
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-007406
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

ArcBest appoints Ann Bordelon and Bobby George to board; Eliasson, McElligott retiring Feb 28, 2026
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- Ann G. Bordelon (EVP Finance, Univ. of Arkansas; ex-Walmart CFO) and Bobby K. George (CDO at Carrier; ex-GE) joined board and Audit Committee effective Jan 26, 2026.
- Directors Fredrik J. Eliasson and Kathleen D. McElligott will retire effective February 28, 2026, after 6+ and 10+ years of service, respectively.
- Board size reduces from 13 to 12 after Craig Philip's retirement on Jan 28, 2026, then to 10 following the February retirements.
- New directors are independent and receive standard non-employee director compensation; standard indemnification agreements executed.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894405/000110465926007406/0001104659-26-007406-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894405/000110465926007406/arcb-20260126x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-007406

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