{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001628280-26-020270","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"VGAS","cik":"0001841425","company_name":"Verde Clean Fuels, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-03-23T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:36.495929+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-15T09:24:02.903737+00:00","sec_items":["7.01","5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.7,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.7,"confidence":"high","headline":"Verde Clean Fuels appoints George Burdette CEO and hires Roth Capital for strategic alternatives review","bullets":["George Burdette, current CFO, appointed CEO effective March 20, 2026; will also continue as CFO.","Ernest Miller resigns as CEO to pursue another opportunity; remains as senior advisor.","Roth Capital Partners retained as financial advisor to evaluate strategic alternatives including potential merger or sale.","Company has initiated restructuring and cost reduction; strategic review aims to maximize shareholder value.","No assurance any transaction will occur; no timetable set."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-020270","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-020270.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-020270.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-020270.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841425/000162828026020270/0001628280-26-020270-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841425/000162828026020270/vgasw-20260320.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-15T09:24:02.903737+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}