---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001423902-25-000014"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WES"
cik: "0001423902"
company_name: "Western Midstream Partners, LP"
filed_at: "2025-02-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T15:29:21.770180+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WES enters retirement agreement with SVP/Chief Commercial Officer Bourne; consulting fee $77,250/mo for 6 months

## Summary
- Robert Bourne to serve as advisor through Mar 3, 2025 then six-month consultant at $77,250 monthly.
- Receives pro rata 2025 target bonus, equity vesting, new time-vested award valued at $2.1M (2-year vest), and performance awards of $250k each (TUR and ROA).
- Continued health/life/dental coverage for two years; non-compete/non-solicit covenants run two years post-retirement.
- Agreement includes general release of claims and mutual non-disparagement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001423902-25-000014
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WES
- cik: 0001423902
- company_name: Western Midstream Partners, LP
- filed_at: 2025-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1423902/000142390225000014/0001423902-25-000014-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1423902/000142390225000014/wes-20250218.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001423902-25-000014.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Robert W. Bourne retired as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Western Midstream Partners, LP.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
  source text: On February 18, 2025, Robert W. Bourne, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Western Midstream Holdings, LLC, the general partner of Western Midstream Partners, LP (“WES”), entered into a Retirement Agreement and General Release (the “Retirement Agreement”) with WES.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1423902/000142390225000014/0001423902-25-000014-index.htm

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