---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-25-000243"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARCB"
cik: "0000894405"
company_name: "ARCBEST CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2025-01-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T00:41:38.000084+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ArcBest announces three officer promotions; Steven Leonard to retire June 2025

## Summary
- Eddie Sorg named Chief Commercial Officer, effective Feb 1, 2025.
- Christopher Adkins named Chief Strategy Officer, effective Feb 1, 2025.
- Dennis Anderson continues as Chief Innovation Officer, effective Feb 1, 2025.
- Steven Leonard to retire June 2025 after a 24-year career at ArcBest.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-25-000243
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARCB
- cik: 0000894405
- company_name: ARCBEST CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2025-01-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894405/000155837025000243/0001558370-25-000243-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894405/000155837025000243/arcb-20250115x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-25-000243
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-25-000243.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-25-000243.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dennis L. Anderson changed role as Chief Innovation Officer at ARCBEST CORP /DE/.
  - Action: assumed
  - Role: Chief Innovation Officer
  source text: Dennis L. Anderson, the Company’s current Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, will assume the role of Chief Innovation Officer;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894405/000155837025000243/0001558370-25-000243-index.htm
- Executive change
  Christopher Adkins was appointed as Chief Strategy Officer at ARCBEST CORP /DE/.
  - Action: assumed
  - Role: Chief Strategy Officer
  source text: Christopher Adkins, the Company’s current Vice President – Yield Strategy and Management, will assume the role of Chief Strategy Officer;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894405/000155837025000243/0001558370-25-000243-index.htm
- Executive change
  Eddie Sorg changed role as Chief Commercial Officer at ARCBEST CORP /DE/.
  - Action: assumed
  - Role: Chief Commercial Officer
  source text: Eddie Sorg, the Company’s current Chief Operating Officer, Asset-Light Logistics, will assume the role of Chief Commercial Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894405/000155837025000243/0001558370-25-000243-index.htm
- Executive change
  Steven Leonard departed as Chief Commercial Officer and President, Asset-Light Logistics at ARCBEST CORP /DE/.
  - Action: announced retirement
  - Role: Chief Commercial Officer and President, Asset-Light Logistics
  source text: Steven Leonard, the Company’s Chief Commercial Officer and President, Asset-Light Logistics, announced that he will be retiring in June 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894405/000155837025000243/0001558370-25-000243-index.htm

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