---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-21-023800"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SLM"
cik: "0001032033"
company_name: "SLM Corp"
filed_at: "2021-11-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T06:48:56.834384+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SLM Corp director William Shiebler retires; board size reduced to 12

## Summary
- William N. Shiebler retired from the SLM Corp Board effective November 13, 2021.
- Retirement is for personal reasons and time considerations; no disagreement with company.
- Board reduced from 13 to 12 directors effective November 18, 2021.
- Shiebler served on Nominations and Governance, Compensation, and Preferred Stock Committees.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-21-023800
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SLM
- cik: 0001032033
- company_name: SLM Corp
- filed_at: 2021-11-18T23:59:59+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/1032033/000162828021023800/0001628280-21-023800-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1032033/000162828021023800/slm-20211113.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-21-023800
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-21-023800.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-21-023800.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  William N. Shiebler departed as director at SLM Corp.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: director
  source text: On November 13, 2021, William N. Shiebler, a director of SLM Corporation (the “Company”), notified the Company that he will retire from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1032033/000162828021023800/0001628280-21-023800-index.htm

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