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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000893538-24-000140"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SM"
cik: "0000893538"
company_name: "SM Energy Co"
filed_at: "2024-12-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T12:30:41.368739+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SM Energy appoints Dr. Ashwin Venkatraman to Board, effective Nov 26, 2024

## Summary
- Dr. Venkatraman appointed as independent director and Audit Committee member; board size set at ten.
- He is President/CEO of Resermine, Inc., focused on subsurface AI/ML for oil recovery.
- Background includes Shell (15 years) and academic roles at Univ. of Oklahoma, UT Austin, Princeton.
- Receives pro-rata grant of 2,027 SM shares ($185K annual director equity value) and $46,456 retainer.
- Appointment expands board expertise in data analytics and machine learning for operations optimization.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000893538-24-000140
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SM
- cik: 0000893538
- company_name: SM Energy Co
- filed_at: 2024-12-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/893538/000089353824000140/0000893538-24-000140-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/893538/000089353824000140/sm-20241126.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000893538-24-000140
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000893538-24-000140.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000893538-24-000140.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dr. Ashwin Venkatraman was appointed as Director at SM Energy Co.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective November 26, 2024, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of SM Energy Company (“Company”) fixed the number of directors at ten and appointed Dr. Ashwin Venkatraman to serve on the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/893538/000089353824000140/0000893538-24-000140-index.htm

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