---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-101084"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GEVO"
cik: "0001392380"
company_name: "Gevo, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-26T13:05:29+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-26T13:07:13.566947+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Gevo names Hanselman COO, expands exec roles; reaffirms $60M+ Adjusted EBITDA 2026

## Summary
- Greg Hanselman appointed COO effective Aug 20, 2026; was EVP Operations and Engineering since Jan 2026.
- Hanselman compensation: $380,000 base salary, 65% cash incentive target, 215% equity grant, 6-month CIC severance.
- Kyle James named Chief Commercial and Risk Officer; Dave Kettner added role as Chief Legal and Emerging Business Officer.
- CEO Paul Bloom reiterates 2026 outlook of more than $60M Adjusted EBITDA, citing GND expansion and commercial execution.
- Leadership changes take effect immediately; all report to Bloom.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-101084
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GEVO
- cik: 0001392380
- company_name: Gevo, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-26T13:05:29+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1392380/000110465926101084/0001104659-26-101084-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1392380/000110465926101084/tm2623862d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-101084.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Greg Hanselman was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at Gevo, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On August 20, 2026, the Board of Directors of Gevo, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) appointed Greg Hanselman as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1392380/000110465926101084/0001104659-26-101084-index.htm

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