secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     WESTLAKE CORP (WLK)
CIK:        0001262823
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-064221
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Westlake CFO Bender to retire; board adds former LyondellBasell CEO Patel and CEO Gilson
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- CFO M. Steven Bender notified intent to retire, effective upon appointment of a successor.
- Board expanded to 14 members; elected Bhavesh V. "Bob" Patel (former LyondellBasell CEO) as Class III director.
- CEO Jean-Marc Gilson elected as Class I director; serves without additional compensation.
- Patel received $175,000 in RSUs vesting Feb 20, 2027; will serve on Audit, Compensation, and other committees.
- Patel also serves on boards of Air Products and Dallas Fed Houston Branch; brings chemical industry expertise.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1262823/000119312526064221/0001193125-26-064221-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1262823/000119312526064221/d33682d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-064221

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