---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001376139-25-000016"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CVI"
cik: "0001376139"
company_name: "CVR ENERGY INC"
filed_at: "2025-04-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T20:46:07.878847+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CVR Energy appoints Robert Flint as Chair, Colin Kwak as director; Papapostolou resigns

## Summary
- Robert E. Flint appointed Board Chairperson and member of Special Committee, effective March 31, 2025.
- Colin Kwak appointed to Board, Compensation Committee, and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee.
- Both Flint and Kwak are employees of Icahn Enterprises (IEP), which owns ~68% of CVR.
- Ted Papapostolou resigned from Board and all committees for personal reasons, no disagreements.
- Board size increased from 7 to 8 directors; new directors will not receive compensation while employed by IEP.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001376139-25-000016
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CVI
- cik: 0001376139
- company_name: CVR ENERGY INC
- filed_at: 2025-04-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1376139/000137613925000016/0001376139-25-000016-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1376139/000137613925000016/cvi-20250331.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001376139-25-000016
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001376139-25-000016.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001376139-25-000016.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Colin Kwak was appointed as Director at CVR ENERGY INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On and effective March 31, 2025, Robert E. Flint and Colin Kwak were appointed to the Board of Directors
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1376139/000137613925000016/0001376139-25-000016-index.htm
- Executive change
  Ted Papapostolou resigned as Director at CVR ENERGY INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On and effective March 31, 2025, Ted Papapostolou resigned from the Board and from its Compensation Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and Special Committee.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1376139/000137613925000016/0001376139-25-000016-index.htm
- Executive change
  Robert E. Flint was appointed as Chairperson of the Board at CVR ENERGY INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chairperson of the Board
  source text: Mr. Flint was appointed as Chairperson of the Board and to the Board’s Special Committee
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1376139/000137613925000016/0001376139-25-000016-index.htm

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