---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-122287"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WLKP"
cik: "0001604665"
company_name: "Westlake Chemical Partners LP"
filed_at: "2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T09:00:20.758197+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Westlake Chemical Partners appoints Lisa Friel to board, replacing Angela Minas

## Summary
- Lisa Friel appointed as independent director of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC, effective April 27, 2023.
- She succeeds Angela Minas, who resigned; no disagreement with the company cited.
- Friel is a former Ernst & Young Managing Partner (retired 2020) and current United Way of San Antonio board chair.
- Friel will serve on the Audit and Conflicts committees; compensation per standard director plans.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-122287
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WLKP
- cik: 0001604665
- company_name: Westlake Chemical Partners LP
- filed_at: 2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604665/000119312523122287/0001193125-23-122287-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604665/000119312523122287/d489739d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-122287
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-122287.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-122287.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Angela A. Minas resigned as director at Westlake Chemical Partners LP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: director
  source text: Ms. Minas’ retirement from the Board was not the result of any disagreement with the General Partner or the Partnership and was effective on April 27, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604665/000119312523122287/0001193125-23-122287-index.htm
- Executive change
  Lisa A. Friel was appointed as director at Westlake Chemical Partners LP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: On April 27, 2023, Westlake International Services Corporation, as sole member of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC (the “General Partner”), the general partner of Westlake Chemical Partners LP (the “Partnership”), appointed Ms. Lisa A. Friel to serve as an independent member of the General Partner’s board of directors (the “Board”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604665/000119312523122287/0001193125-23-122287-index.htm

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