---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001376139-23-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CVI"
cik: "0001376139"
company_name: "CVR ENERGY INC"
filed_at: "2023-03-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T23:31:14.052984+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CVR Energy appoints Ted Papapostolou as Board Chairman; David Willetts resigns

## Summary
- Papapostolou appointed Chairman and to Compensation, Nominating/Governance, and Special Committees, effective March 17, 2023.
- He is CFO and CAO of Icahn Enterprises, which indirectly controls ~71% of CVR Energy's common shares.
- Willetts resigned due to other board commitments; no disagreement with the company or management.
- Papapostolou will not receive compensation for CVR board service while employed by Icahn Enterprises.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001376139-23-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CVI
- cik: 0001376139
- company_name: CVR ENERGY INC
- filed_at: 2023-03-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1376139/000137613923000013/0001376139-23-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1376139/000137613923000013/cvi-20230317.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001376139-23-000013
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001376139-23-000013.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001376139-23-000013.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David Willetts resigned as Director at CVR ENERGY INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Also on and effective March 17, 2023, David Willetts resigned from the Board and its Committees as a result of other board commitments.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1376139/000137613923000013/0001376139-23-000013-index.htm
- Executive change
  Ted Papapostolou was appointed as Chairman of the Board at CVR ENERGY INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: On and effective March 17, 2023, Ted Papapostolou was appointed to the board of directors (“Board”) of CVR Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) as its Chairman,
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1376139/000137613923000013/0001376139-23-000013-index.htm

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