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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Werner Enterprises (WERN)

Werner Enterprises: Director Carmen Tapio retires; stockholders elect four directors at May 12 meeting

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Werner Enterprises director Carmen A. Tapio retired from the Board effective May 12, 2026, and stated the decision did not involve any disagreement with the company. At the same day's annual meeting, stockholders elected four directors, approved executive compensation on an advisory basis, and ratified KPMG LLP as the auditor for 2026.

Key points

  • Carmen A. Tapio retired from the Board effective May 12, 2026, with no disagreement cited
  • Stockholders elected Diane K. Duren, Derek J. Leathers, Michelle D. Livingstone and M. Gayle Packer as directors at the May 12, 2026 annual meeting
  • Advisory say-on-pay proposal was approved with 54,000,280 votes for and 1,369,015 against
  • KPMG LLP was ratified as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026

The filing

CompanyWerner Enterprises (WERN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 13, 2026, 4:05 PM ET
Accession number0000793074-26-000103

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.07 Shareholder Vote Results

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 6:57 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 13, 2026.

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