---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-22-009879"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CAPL"
cik: "0001538849"
company_name: "CrossAmerica Partners LP"
filed_at: "2022-03-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T23:35:08.458797+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CrossAmerica appoints Jonathan Benfield as Chief Accounting Officer effective March 9, 2022

## Summary
- Jonathan E. Benfield appointed CAO of CrossAmerica GP LLC, effective March 9, 2022.
- He succeeds David Sheaffer ahead of Sheaffer's planned retirement later in 2022.
- Benfield previously served as CAO (Nov 2020–Sep 2021) and held interim CFO and other roles since 2012.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-22-009879
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CAPL
- cik: 0001538849
- company_name: CrossAmerica Partners LP
- filed_at: 2022-03-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1538849/000156459022009879/0001564590-22-009879-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1538849/000156459022009879/capl-8k_20220309.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-009879
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-009879.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-009879.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jonathan E. Benfield was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer at CrossAmerica Partners LP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: appointed Jonathan E. Benfield as Chief Accounting Officer of the General Partner, effective as of March 9, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1538849/000156459022009879/0001564590-22-009879-index.htm
- Executive change
  David Sheaffer retired as Chief Accounting Officer at CrossAmerica Partners LP.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: Mr. Benfield will succeed David Sheaffer ahead of Mr. Sheaffer’s planned retirement in 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1538849/000156459022009879/0001564590-22-009879-index.htm

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