---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000093410-22-000040"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CVX"
cik: "0000093410"
company_name: "CHEVRON CORP"
filed_at: "2022-05-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T06:07:36.227305+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chevron restructures leadership; EVP Upstream Johnson departing by Jan 2023

## Summary
- James W. Johnson's EVP Upstream role eliminated Oct 1, 2022; he becomes EVP Senior Advisor until Jan 31, 2023.
- Mark A. Nelson moves from EVP Downstream & Chemicals to EVP Strategy, Policy and Development effective Oct 1, 2022.
- Johnson receives separation payment of ~$1.263M (one-year salary + $13K COBRA) subject to release of claims.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000093410-22-000040
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CVX
- cik: 0000093410
- company_name: CHEVRON CORP
- filed_at: 2022-05-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93410/000009341022000040/0000093410-22-000040-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93410/000009341022000040/cvx-20220525.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000093410-22-000040
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000093410-22-000040.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000093410-22-000040.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mark A. Nelson was appointed as Executive Vice President, Strategy, Policy and Development at CHEVRON CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Strategy, Policy and Development
  source text: Mark A. Nelson, currently Executive Vice President, Downstream & Chemicals (a position that is also being eliminated), will assume the role of Executive Vice President, Strategy, Policy and Development, effective October 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93410/000009341022000040/0000093410-22-000040-index.htm
- Executive change
  James W. Johnson was appointed as Executive Vice President, Senior Advisor at CHEVRON CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Senior Advisor
  source text: James W. Johnson’s position as Executive Vice President, Upstream will be eliminated effective October 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93410/000009341022000040/0000093410-22-000040-index.htm

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