---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-24-027237"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TPET"
cik: "0001898766"
company_name: "Trio Petroleum Corp"
filed_at: "2024-07-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T20:50:23.380578+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Trio Petroleum appoints co-founder Robin Ross as CEO; Michael Peterson resigns

## Summary
- Michael L. Peterson resigned as CEO and director effective July 11, 2024.
- Peterson receives consulting fee of $10k/month and 1M RSUs subject to shareholder approval.
- Robin Ross, Chairman and co-founder, appointed CEO effective July 11, 2024.
- Ross employment: $300k base salary, target bonus up to 100%, 2M restricted stock grant.
- Company expects meaningful Asphalt Ridge production within 30 days; plans to increase output.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-24-027237
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TPET
- cik: 0001898766
- company_name: Trio Petroleum Corp
- filed_at: 2024-07-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/000149315224027237/0001493152-24-027237-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/000149315224027237/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-027237
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-027237.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-027237.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Robin Ross was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Trio Petroleum Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On July 11, 2024, the Company and Robin Ross entered into an employment agreement (the “Ross Employment Agreement”), effective as of July 11, 2024 (the “Ross Employment Agreement Effective Date”), pursuant to which Mr. Ross will serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, replacing Mr. Peterson, and will also continue to serve as the Chairman of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/000149315224027237/0001493152-24-027237-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael L. Peterson resigned as Chief Executive Officer at Trio Petroleum Corp.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On July 9, 2024, Michael L. Peterson delivered to the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Trio Petroleum Corp. (the “Company”) a notice of his resignation as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board, effective on July 11, 2024 (the “Resignation Effective Date”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/000149315224027237/0001493152-24-027237-index.htm

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