---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000893538-25-000116"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SM"
cik: "0000893538"
company_name: "SM Energy Co"
filed_at: "2025-09-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T07:49:31.413611+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CEO Herb Vogel plans retirement by March 2026; Elizabeth McDonald appointed President, COO

## Summary
- Herbert S. Vogel to retire as CEO on March 1, 2026; will remain a director until May 2026 annual meeting.
- Elizabeth A. McDonald appointed President and COO effective Sept 4, 2025; expected to become CEO upon Vogel's retirement.
- McDonald previously EVP & COO since Sept 2024; 20-year Pioneer Natural Resources veteran.
- Vogel resigned as President effective Sept 4; will serve as executive advisor transitionally.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000893538-25-000116
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SM
- cik: 0000893538
- company_name: SM Energy Co
- filed_at: 2025-09-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/893538/000089353825000116/0000893538-25-000116-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/893538/000089353825000116/sm-20250904.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000893538-25-000116
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000893538-25-000116.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000893538-25-000116.txt

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