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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001830210-23-000095"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001830210"
company_name: "Benson Hill, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-06-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T23:10:53.461173+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Benson Hill CEO Matt Crisp resigns; Adrienne Elsner named interim CEO; Richard Mack joins board

## Summary
- Matt Crisp resigned as CEO and director effective June 15, 2023; will serve as consultant for 12 months.
- Interim CEO Adrienne Elsner receives $550K base salary, equity awards up to 400% of base salary, and bonus opportunity.
- Richard Mack, former Mosaic EVP and CFO, appointed independent director; serves on Audit & Risk and Compensation Committees.
- Crisp's outstanding equity continues vesting during consultancy; termination without cause accelerates vesting through June 2025.
- Crisp receives up to $1.99M in consulting fees and lump sums, plus COBRA reimbursements up to 18 months.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001830210-23-000095
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001830210
- company_name: Benson Hill, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-06-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830210/000183021023000095/0001830210-23-000095-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830210/000183021023000095/bhil-20230615.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001830210-23-000095
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001830210-23-000095.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001830210-23-000095.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Matthew Crisp resigned as Director at Benson Hill, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 15, 2023 , Matthew Crisp agreed to resign as the Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Benson Hill, Inc. (the "Company"), effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830210/000183021023000095/0001830210-23-000095-index.htm
- Executive change
  Matthew Crisp resigned as Chief Executive Officer at Benson Hill, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On June 15, 2023 , Matthew Crisp agreed to resign as the Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Benson Hill, Inc. (the "Company"), effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830210/000183021023000095/0001830210-23-000095-index.htm

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