---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-032765"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VLO"
cik: "0001035002"
company_name: "VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX"
filed_at: "2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T19:30:08.123108+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Valero SVP Eric Fisher to retire July 1, 2026; annual meeting votes pass

## Summary
- Eric A. Fisher, SVP Product Supply, Trading and Wholesale, to retire on/about July 1, 2026; will assist transition.
- All 10 director nominees elected with >94% support; Deborah P. Majoras lowest at 94.59%.
- Advisory vote on 2025 exec compensation approved with 92.23% support.
- KPMG ratified as auditor for FY2026 with 96.54% of votes.
- Non-employee directors granted stock units valued at $200,000, vesting at 2027 annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-032765
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VLO
- cik: 0001035002
- company_name: VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX
- filed_at: 2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035002/000162828026032765/0001628280-26-032765-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035002/000162828026032765/vlo-20260507.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-032765
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-032765.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-032765.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Eric A. Fisher departed as Senior Vice President Product Supply, Trading and Wholesale at VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Senior Vice President Product Supply, Trading and Wholesale
  source text: On May 7, 2026, Eric A. Fisher, Senior Vice President Product Supply, Trading and Wholesale of Valero Energy Corporation (“Valero”), informed Valero that he intends to retire on or about July 1, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035002/000162828026032765/0001628280-26-032765-index.htm

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