---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001674910-23-000068"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VVV"
cik: "0001674910"
company_name: "VALVOLINE INC"
filed_at: "2023-07-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T09:30:47.842265+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Valvoline elects Patrick Pacious, CEO of Choice Hotels, to board of directors

## Summary
- Patrick Pacious elected to Valvoline board effective July 11, 2023; will serve on Compensation Committee.
- Pacious is President & CEO of Choice Hotels International (since 2017) with over 7,400 hotels.
- Non-employee director compensation: $100k annual cash retainer, $135k equity retainer; pro-rated RSU award of $73,603 granted.
- Chairman Freeland cited Pacious's franchise development expertise as key to Valvoline's retail expansion strategy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001674910-23-000068
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VVV
- cik: 0001674910
- company_name: VALVOLINE INC
- filed_at: 2023-07-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674910/000167491023000068/0001674910-23-000068-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674910/000167491023000068/vvv-20230711.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001674910-23-000068
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001674910-23-000068.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001674910-23-000068.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Patrick Pacious was elected as Director at VALVOLINE INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 11, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Valvoline Inc. (the “ Company ”) approved the recommendation of the Governance & Nominating Committee of the Board that Patrick Pacious be elected to the Board, effective July 11, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674910/000167491023000068/0001674910-23-000068-index.htm

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