---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000107263-26-000028"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WMB"
cik: "0000107263"
company_name: "WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC."
filed_at: "2026-08-21T20:15:08+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-21T20:16:21.882774+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Williams director Michael A. Creel to retire from board at 2027 annual meeting

## Summary
- Michael A. Creel notified Williams on Aug 17, 2026 he won't stand for reelection.
- Creel retires upon expiration of his current term at the 2027 Annual Meeting.
- Departure is not due to any disagreement with company operations, policies, or practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000107263-26-000028
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WMB
- cik: 0000107263
- company_name: WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-08-21T20:15:08+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107263/000010726326000028/0000107263-26-000028-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107263/000010726326000028/wmb-20260821.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000107263-26-000028
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000107263-26-000028.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000107263-26-000028.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael A. Creel departed as Director at WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC..
  - Action: will not stand for reelection and will retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: On August 17, 2026, Michael A. Creel notified The Williams Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) that he will not stand for reelection to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) and, therefore, will retire from the Board upon the expiration of his current term.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107263/000010726326000028/0000107263-26-000028-index.htm

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