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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000003570-26-000008"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LNG"
cik: "0000003570"
company_name: "Cheniere Energy, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T07:28:46.326253+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cheniere Energy: Chairman Botta retires; CEO Fusco becomes Chairman; Collawn Lead Director; director swap

## Summary
- Chairman G. Andrea Botta to retire at 2026 Annual Meeting (May 14, 2026); CEO Jack Fusco to succeed as Chairman.
- Patricia Collawn, independent director, appointed Lead Director effective after the meeting.
- Scott Peak appointed to Board pursuant to investor rights agreement; Matthew Runkle resigned.
- Employment agreement amended to continue vesting of Jack Fusco's outstanding long-term incentive awards on termination without cause or for good reason.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000003570-26-000008
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LNG
- cik: 0000003570
- company_name: Cheniere Energy, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357026000008/0000003570-26-000008-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357026000008/lng-20260402.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000003570-26-000008
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000003570-26-000008.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000003570-26-000008.txt

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