---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000928054-22-000047"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FTK"
cik: "0000928054"
company_name: "FLOTEK INDUSTRIES INC/CN/"
filed_at: "2022-03-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T23:26:56.899936+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Flotek appoints Ryan Ezell COO; raises executive base salaries, grants retention equity awards

## Summary
- Ryan Ezell appointed COO effective March 8, 2022; previously President, Chemistry Technologies.
- Base salary increased for CEO to $600k, COO to $425k, CFO to $360k, and two SVPs to $325k each.
- No short-term incentive bonuses awarded for 2021; Compensation Committee determined criteria not met.
- Retention equity grants: Ezell $150k, Silas and Bigney $100k each in restricted stock, vesting ratably over 3 years.
- All changes effective March 8, 2022, per Compensation Committee review of peer companies and pending ProFrac revenue impact.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000928054-22-000047
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FTK
- cik: 0000928054
- company_name: FLOTEK INDUSTRIES INC/CN/
- filed_at: 2022-03-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/928054/000092805422000047/0000928054-22-000047-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/928054/000092805422000047/usgaap-20220308.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000928054-22-000047
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000928054-22-000047.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000928054-22-000047.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ryan Ezell was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at FLOTEK INDUSTRIES INC/CN/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On March 8, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Flotek Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Ryan Ezell as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/928054/000092805422000047/0000928054-22-000047-index.htm

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