secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GXO Logistics, Inc. (GXO)
CIK:        0001852244
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-07-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001852244-25-000077
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

GXO appoints Patrick Byrne and Michael Kneeland to board; Papastavrou resigns
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- Patrick Byrne (ex-GE Digital CEO) and Michael Kneeland (ex-United Rentals CEO) join GXO board as independent directors.
- Dr. Jason Papastavrou resigned effective July 30, 2025, after four years on GXO board and 10 years on predecessor board.
- Board expanded to 10 directors, nine independent; seven new independent directors added in 2025.
- New CEO expected to take helm next month; board refreshment part of leadership transition.
- Non-employee directors receive $80K annual cash retainer and $190K prorated RSU grant for 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852244/000185224425000077/0001852244-25-000077-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852244/000185224425000077/gxo-20250729.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001852244-25-000077

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