Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 3, 2023, Roger L. Kearns, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice
President, Performance and Essential Materials of Westlake Corporation (the
"Company"), provided the Company with notice of his intent to leave the Company
to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Kearns will remain employed with the Company
through April 30, 2023 to provide for an orderly transition of duties.
On April 3, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed L. Benjamin
Ederington as Executive Vice President, Performance and Essential Materials,
General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, effective April 5, 2023.
Mr. Ederington, age 52, currently serves as the Company's Executive Vice
President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate
Secretary. From July 2017 to March 2022, Mr. Ederington served as the Company's
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and
Corporate Secretary; from December 2015 to July 2017, he served as the Company's
Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate
Secretary; and from October 2013 to December 2015, he served as the Company's
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining the
Company, Mr. Ederington held a variety of senior legal positions at
LyondellBasell Industries, N.V. and its predecessor companies. He began his
career more than 25 years ago at the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson, LLP.
Mr. Ederington holds a B.A. from Yale University and received his J.D. from
Harvard University.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Ederington and any other
persons pursuant to which he was selected as Executive Vice President,
Performance and Essential Materials, General Counsel and Chief Administrative
Officer. There are also no family relationships between Mr. Ederington and any
director or executive officer of the Company and he has no direct or indirect
material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to
Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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