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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-21-017002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ORLY"
cik: "0000898173"
company_name: "O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC"
filed_at: "2021-12-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T23:08:21.202240+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# O'Reilly Automotive announces retirement of Co-President Jeff Shaw; promotes Beckham and Kirby

## Summary
- Jeff Shaw retires Feb 15, 2022; title changes to Co-President effective Jan 1, 2022.
- Brad Beckham promoted to Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer effective Jan 1, 2022.
- Brent Kirby promoted to Executive VP and Chief Supply Chain Officer effective Jan 1, 2022.
- Greg Johnson becomes President and CEO upon Shaw's retirement.
- Beckham and Kirby receive $600K salary, 80% bonus target, and $1M stock option award.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-21-017002
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ORLY
- cik: 0000898173
- company_name: O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC
- filed_at: 2021-12-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/898173/000155837021017002/0001558370-21-017002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/898173/000155837021017002/orly-20211221x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-21-017002
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-21-017002.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-21-017002.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Greg Johnson changed role as President and Chief Executive Officer at O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC.
  - Action: title changed
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Upon Mr. Shaw’s retirement, Greg Johnson’s, the Company’s Co-President and Chief Executive Officer, title will change to President and Chief Executive Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/898173/000155837021017002/0001558370-21-017002-index.htm
- Executive change
  Brad Beckham was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Brad Beckham, the Company’s Executive Vice President of Store Operations and Sales, will be promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/898173/000155837021017002/0001558370-21-017002-index.htm
- Executive change
  Brent Kirby was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer at O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer
  source text: Brent Kirby, the Company’s Executive Vice President of Supply Chain, will be promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/898173/000155837021017002/0001558370-21-017002-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jeff Shaw retired as Co-President at O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Co-President
  source text: As previously disclosed, O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., (the “Company”) announced that Jeff Shaw, the Company’s Co-President and Chief Operating Officer, intended to retire in early 2022, and on December 21, 2021, the Company announced Mr. Shaw’s retirement will occur on February 15, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/898173/000155837021017002/0001558370-21-017002-index.htm

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