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accession: "0001609253-21-000124"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CRC"
cik: "0001609253"
company_name: "California Resources Corp"
filed_at: "2021-12-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T00:53:28.817167+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# California Resources Corp elects Alejandra Veltmann to Board as Audit Committee Chair

## Summary
- Ms. Veltmann, 53, brings 28 years of financial leadership; previously VP/CAO at Paragon Offshore and Geokinetics, and KPMG auditor.
- She is founder/CEO of ESG Lynk and holds a CPA and SASB FSA sustainability credential.
- Veltmann fills a vacancy, serves as independent director and audit committee financial expert.
- Standard non-employee director compensation and indemnification agreement apply.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001609253-21-000124
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CRC
- cik: 0001609253
- company_name: California Resources Corp
- filed_at: 2021-12-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609253/000160925321000124/0001609253-21-000124-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609253/000160925321000124/crc-20211214.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001609253-21-000124
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001609253-21-000124.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001609253-21-000124.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Alejandra Veltmann was elected as Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at California Resources Corp.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director and Chair of the Audit Committee
  source text: On December 14, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of California Resources Corporation (the “Company”) elected Ms. Alejandra Veltmann to fill a vacancy on the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609253/000160925321000124/0001609253-21-000124-index.htm

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