---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-24-024629"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TPET"
cik: "0001898766"
company_name: "Trio Petroleum Corp"
filed_at: "2024-06-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T03:03:00.264629+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Trio Petroleum appoints co-founder Robin Ross as Chairman; Ingriselli resigns

## Summary
- Frank Ingriselli resigned as director and Vice Chairman effective June 17, 2024; no disagreement cited.
- Stan Eschner moved from Chairman to Vice Chairman, replacing Ingriselli.
- Robin Ross was appointed Director and Chairman; Ross is a co-founder and former director.
- Ross awarded 1,000,000 RSUs: 450,000 immediately, 550,000 subject to shareholder approval.
- RSUs vest 25% in six months, remainder quarterly thereafter.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-24-024629
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TPET
- cik: 0001898766
- company_name: Trio Petroleum Corp
- filed_at: 2024-06-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/000149315224024629/0001493152-24-024629-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/000149315224024629/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-024629
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-024629.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-024629.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Frank C. Ingriselli resigned as Vice Chairman at Trio Petroleum Corp.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Vice Chairman
  source text: Frank C. Ingriselli delivered to the Board of Directors ("Board") of Trio Petroleum Corp. (the "Company") a notice of his resignation as a director and as Vice Chairman of the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/000149315224024629/0001493152-24-024629-index.htm
- Executive change
  Stan Eschner was appointed as Vice Chairman at Trio Petroleum Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice Chairman
  source text: Stan Eschner stepped down from his position as Chairman of the Board and the Board appointed him as Vice Chairman of the Board to replace Mr. Ingriselli in that position.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/000149315224024629/0001493152-24-024629-index.htm
- Executive change
  Robin Ross was appointed as Chairman at Trio Petroleum Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chairman
  source text: the Board appointed Robin Ross, a former director of the Company, as a Director and the Chairman of the Board to replace Mr. Eschner in that position.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/000149315224024629/0001493152-24-024629-index.htm

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