---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-22-018533"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARCB"
cik: "0000894405"
company_name: "ARCBEST CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2022-12-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T06:33:34.592621+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ArcBest CFO David Cobb to retire in October 2023; formal search commenced

## Summary
- CFO David Cobb retiring in October 2023 after 17 years with ArcBest; search for successor underway.
- Cobb has been CFO since 2015; previously served as VP, controller and CAO since 2006.
- Under Cobb, ArcBest revenues grew from $1.9B in 2006 to over $5B in the last twelve months.
- Company has not specified whether next CFO will be internal or external candidate.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-22-018533
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARCB
- cik: 0000894405
- company_name: ARCBEST CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2022-12-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894405/000155837022018533/0001558370-22-018533-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894405/000155837022018533/arcb-20221206x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-22-018533
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-22-018533.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-22-018533.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David Cobb departed as vice president and chief financial officer at ARCBEST CORP /DE/.
  - Action: retiring
  - Role: vice president and chief financial officer
  source text: On December 6, 2022, David Cobb, vice president and chief financial officer of ArcBest Corporation (the “Company”), informed the Company that he will be retiring in October 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894405/000155837022018533/0001558370-22-018533-index.htm

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