---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000003570-21-000074"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LNG"
cik: "0000003570"
company_name: "Cheniere Energy, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-07-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T08:13:58.088187+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cheniere appoints Collawn and Mitchelmore to board; Brandolini retires

## Summary
- Patricia Collawn (PNM Resources CEO) and Lorraine Mitchelmore (former Shell executive) appointed to board effective July 1, 2021.
- Collawn joins Audit and Compensation committees; Mitchelmore joins Audit and Governance and Nominating committees.
- Nuno Brandolini retired from board after 21 years; resignation not due to any disagreement.
- Both new directors are independent and will receive standard non-employee director compensation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000003570-21-000074
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LNG
- cik: 0000003570
- company_name: Cheniere Energy, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-07-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357021000074/0000003570-21-000074-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357021000074/lng-20210701.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000003570-21-000074
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000003570-21-000074.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000003570-21-000074.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Patricia K. Collawn was appointed as Director at Cheniere Energy, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 1, 2021 the Board appointed Mses. Patricia K. Collawn and Lorraine Mitchelmore to serve as members of the Board, effective immediately, filling an existing director vacancy and the vacancy left by Mr. Brandolini’s resignation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357021000074/0000003570-21-000074-index.htm
- Executive change
  Nuno Brandolini resigned as Director at Cheniere Energy, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 1, 2021, Nuno Brandolini resigned from the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (the “ Company ”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357021000074/0000003570-21-000074-index.htm
- Executive change
  Lorraine Mitchelmore was appointed as Director at Cheniere Energy, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 1, 2021 the Board appointed Mses. Patricia K. Collawn and Lorraine Mitchelmore to serve as members of the Board, effective immediately, filling an existing director vacancy and the vacancy left by Mr. Brandolini’s resignation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357021000074/0000003570-21-000074-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.