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Thomas S. Gayner

Director, MARKEL GROUP INC.

Since Jan 1, 2016.

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alpha:person:thomas-s-gayner
Record version
vpublic-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Apr 21, 2026
Newest evidence
Apr 2, 2026
Monitoring
Not yet monitored Details
Integrity
Not yet signed Methodology
Current role
DirectorSince Jan 1, 2016
Board seats
2MARKEL GROUP INC., Coca-Cola Company (The)
Committee seats
0None published
Published claims
123 distinct sources
Evidence records
70 pinned
Source conflicts
0None open

Built from 3 distinct sources and 7 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.

CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed

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DIRECTOR APPOINTED

Thomas S. Gayner seat on MARKEL GROUP INC., effective 2016-01-01.

EffectiveEffective Jan 1, 2016E1

Monitoring

Continuous

What the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.

  • Identityunclaimed
    Published
  • Evidencecorroborated
    Published
  • Evaluationnot_evaluated
    Published
  • MonitoringNot yet published for this record.
    Not published
  • AuthorityNot yet published for this record.
    Not published
  • Freshnesscurrent
    Published

Board service

Evidence

Seats held as a director, as published in the cited sources.

MARKEL GROUP INC. CurrentDirector, 2016 to presentOpen recordCoca-Cola Company (The) CurrentIndependent Director, Current · dates not publishedOpen record
Professional RoleDirector at MARKEL GROUP INC.
Source reportedE1
person:thomas-s-gayner:role:1
Professional RoleIndependent Director at Coca-Cola Company (The)
Source reportedE4
person:thomas-s-gayner:role:2
Board membershipServes on the board of Coca-Cola
CorroboratedE3E7
person:thomas-s-gayner:board_membership:3
Board membershipServes on the board of MARKEL GROUP INC.
Source reportedE6
person:thomas-s-gayner:board_membership:4
Board roleBoard role: Director
Source reportedE2
person:thomas-s-gayner:board_role:5
Committee assignmentsCommittee assignments: Finance
Source reportedE2
person:thomas-s-gayner:committee_assignments:6

Committee experience

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Work experience

Evidence
  1. 2026 to end not published
    Executive title: Chief Executive OfficerOrganization not published
    E5

Education, credentials, and certifications

Evidence

No education, credentials, or certifications are published in this record.

No published claims

No education, credentials, or certifications are published in this record.

AI, cyber, and technology accountability

Evidence
AI and ML experienceAI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing
CorroboratedE2E5
person:thomas-s-gayner:ai_ml_experience:1
Technology backgroundTechnology background: not identified in the cited filing
CorroboratedE2E5
person:thomas-s-gayner:technology_background:10

Authority to act

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Officer of recordDirector, MARKEL GROUP INC., from Jan 1, 2016
Source reportedE1
person:thomas-s-gayner:role:1
Officer of recordIndependent Director, Coca-Cola Company (The)
Source reportedE4
person:thomas-s-gayner:role:2
Authority to bind the companyNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
bind
AI agents acting on this authorityNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
agents
Delegations grantedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
delegations

Compensation and holdings

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Conflicts and accountability

Evidence
Board independenceIndependent director
Source reportedE3
person:thomas-s-gayner:board_independence:2

Other published claims

Evidence

Published Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.

Cybersecurity experienceCybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing
CorroboratedE2E5
person:thomas-s-gayner:cybersecurity_experience:7
Executive companyExecutive at Markel Group Inc
Source reportedE5
person:thomas-s-gayner:executive_company:8

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Coverage

A gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.

  • Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included.Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included.
  • Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false.Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false.
  • Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights.Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights.
  • Private relationships and Council activity are excluded.Private relationships and Council activity are excluded.

Subject and corrections

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Basis
Public role at an organization in the published Registry
Sources
7 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
Never published
Home address, family, personal contacts, health, and history unrelated to the public role
Profile claimed
No
Open disputes
0
Identity ownership
unclaimed
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Evidence

Authority and rights
  1. E1
    Source title not published
    sec proxy. Published Apr 2, 2026. Retrieved Jul 12, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  2. E2
    KO DEF 14A director slate
    SEC EDGAR. sec filing. Published Mar 16, 2026. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 5 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  3. E3
    Coca-Cola director board source
    SEC EDGAR. sec filing. Published Mar 16, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  4. E4
    Source title not published
    sec proxy. Published Mar 16, 2026. Retrieved Mar 21, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  5. E5
    MKL 10-K executive officers
    SEC EDGAR. sec filing. Published Feb 26, 2026. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 5 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  6. E6
    Source title not published
    public source. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  7. E7
    Source title not published
    public source. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned

What changed in version public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce

vpublic-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Apr 21, 2026
  • Thomas S. Gayner seat on MARKEL GROUP INC., effective 2016-01-01.
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  1. Overview
  2. Monitoring4
  3. Board service6
  4. Committees0
  5. Work experience1
  6. Education and credentials0
  7. AI, cyber, technology2
  8. Authority to act5
  9. Compensation0
  10. Conflicts and accountability1
  11. Other published claims2
  12. Coverage gaps4
  13. Linked records3
  14. Subject and corrections6
  15. Evidence7
  16. Version historyvpublic-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce

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