secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Vertex Energy Inc. (—)
CIK:        0000890447
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-09-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001839882-24-028533
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Vertex Energy appoints Joshua Foster as Chief Commercial Officer; Doug Haugh resigns, remains senior advisor
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- Doug Haugh resigned as CCO and Interim COO effective September 5, 2024; will serve as senior corporate advisor through 2024.
- Joshua Foster appointed Chief Commercial Officer; CEO Benjamin Cowart assumes interim COO duties.
- Foster's employment agreement: 3-year term through Sept 2027, base salary $335,000/year, $750/month auto allowance.
- Foster previously served as Refining Director since Feb 2024; background includes Delta Air Lines and Epic Fuels roles.
- No financial guidance or earnings information provided; management transition is the sole material event.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/890447/000183988224028533/0001839882-24-028533-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/890447/000183988224028533/vtnr-8k_083024.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001839882-24-028533

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