---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001534504-21-000052"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PBF"
cik: "0001534504"
company_name: "PBF Energy Inc."
filed_at: "2021-12-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T22:34:51.051158+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# PBF Energy appoints Paul Donahue as independent director effective Jan 1, 2022

## Summary
- Paul Donahue appointed independent director to PBF Energy Board effective January 1, 2022.
- Donahue will serve on the Audit Committee.
- He brings 33+ years of finance experience, most recently Head of Americas Equity Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001534504-21-000052
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PBF
- cik: 0001534504
- company_name: PBF Energy Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-12-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1534504/000153450421000052/0001534504-21-000052-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1534504/000153450421000052/pbf-20211220.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001534504-21-000052
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001534504-21-000052.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001534504-21-000052.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Paul Donahue was appointed as Director at PBF Energy Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 20, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of PBF Energy Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Paul Donahue as an independent director effective as of January 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1534504/000153450421000052/0001534504-21-000052-index.htm

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