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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-24-007979"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0000748790"
company_name: "Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-02-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T07:34:45.961372+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Global Clean Energy Holdings CEO Richard Palmer Retires; Noah Verleun Appointed Interim CEO

## Summary
- Richard Palmer retired as CEO on Feb 23, 2024, but remains on the Board of Directors.
- Separation agreement includes salary continuation of $350k/year for 14 months and accrued unpaid salary/bonus of $1,049,430.
- Noah Verleun, previously President, named interim CEO effective Feb 23, 2024, with annual salary of $450,000.
- Bakersfield Renewable Fuels facility expects to complete commissioning and begin commercial operations in Q2 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-007979
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0000748790
- company_name: Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-02-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/748790/000162828024007979/0001628280-24-007979-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/748790/000162828024007979/gceh-20240223.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-24-007979
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-24-007979.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-24-007979.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Richard Palmer retired as Chief Executive Officer at Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On February 23, 2024, Richard Palmer retired from his position as Chief Executive Officer of Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/748790/000162828024007979/0001628280-24-007979-index.htm
- Executive change
  Noah Verleun was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Effective February 23, 2024, the Board appointed Noah Verleun to serve as the Company’s interim Chief Executive Officer following the retirement of Mr. Palmer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/748790/000162828024007979/0001628280-24-007979-index.htm

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