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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On February 13, 2020, Max L. Lukens informed Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC (the “General Partner”), the general partner of Westlake Chemical Partners LP (the “Partnership”), of his intention to retire from the Board of Directors of the General Partner (the “GP Board of Directors”). Mr. Lukens’ retirement will be effective upon the appointment of his successor to the GP Board of Directors. Mr. Lukens’ decision to retire was not the result of any disagreement with the General Partner or the Partnership.
On February 13, 2020, the General Partner appointed Johnathan Zoeller, age 44, as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the General Partner, to be effective upon the retirement of his predecessor, George J. Mangieri, who, as previously disclosed, intends to retire around March 31, 2020. Mr. Zoeller will serve as the General Partner’s principal accounting officer. Since August 2018, Mr. Zoeller has served as Vice President and Corporate Controller of Westlake Chemical Corporation (“Westlake”). Mr. Zoeller joined Westlake with over 19 years of public accounting experience, the majority of which was spent at KPMG LLP, where he held a variety of senior accounting positions, including most recently as Partner, Audit from October 2011 to August 2018. He began his career with Arthur Andersen LLP in 1998. Mr. Zoeller holds a Bachelor of Accounting degree and a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Mississippi. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Zoeller and any director or executive officer of the General Partner. Mr. Zoeller does not have any interest in any transactions requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Zoeller and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as an officer of the General Partner.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP | ||||||
| By: Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC | ||||||
| Date: February 18, 2020 |
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/s/Albert Chao | ||||
| Albert Chao | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer |