secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Gevo, Inc. (GEVO)
CIK:        0001392380
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-16T12:36:06+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-084096
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Gevo appoints Todd Werpy to Board of Directors, effective August 20, 2026
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- Werpy, former Chief Science Officer at ADM, joins as Class II director with term through 2027 annual meeting.
- He receives $85,000 annual cash retainer and $94,500 equity grant under non-employee director compensation policy.
- Board determined Werpy is independent under Nasdaq listing standards; he holds 36 U.S. patents.
- Appointment effective August 20, 2026; press release issued July 16, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1392380/000110465926084096/0001104659-26-084096-index.htm
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  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-084096

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