---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000045012-23-000017"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HAL"
cik: "0000045012"
company_name: "HALLIBURTON CO"
filed_at: "2023-02-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T03:29:19.883375+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Halliburton elects Janet L. Weiss and Maurice S. Smith to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Janet L. Weiss (retired BP Alaska President) and Maurice S. Smith (CEO of Health Care Service Corp) elected to Halliburton board effective Feb 22, 2023.
- Weiss brings 35-year oil & gas career; Smith leads one of largest US health insurers.
- Each new director receives initial RSU award of 3,807 shares, prorated from $185,000 annual equity grant.
- Indemnification agreements entered with each director on Feb 22, 2023, covering expenses to fullest extent permitted by law.
- Board committee appointments for Weiss and Smith expected in May 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000045012-23-000017
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HAL
- cik: 0000045012
- company_name: HALLIBURTON CO
- filed_at: 2023-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/45012/000004501223000017/0000045012-23-000017-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/45012/000004501223000017/hal-20230222.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000045012-23-000017
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000045012-23-000017.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000045012-23-000017.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Maurice S. Smith was elected as Director at HALLIBURTON CO.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: Ms. Janet L. Weiss and Mr. Maurice S. Smith were elected as members of our Board of Directors effective February 22, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/45012/000004501223000017/0000045012-23-000017-index.htm
- Executive change
  Janet L. Weiss was elected as Director at HALLIBURTON CO.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: Ms. Janet L. Weiss and Mr. Maurice S. Smith were elected as members of our Board of Directors effective February 22, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/45012/000004501223000017/0000045012-23-000017-index.htm

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