---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-003989"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OVV"
cik: "0001792580"
company_name: "Ovintiv Inc."
filed_at: "2024-01-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T00:37:07.504132+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ovintiv appoints Sippy Chhina to board of directors effective Jan 15, 2024

## Summary
- Sippy Chhina, 57, appointed as independent director, effective January 15, 2024.
- Chhina recently retired as a Partner at Deloitte Canada LLP and brings deep accounting, audit, and energy industry expertise.
- Board size fixed at twelve directors with her appointment.
- Chairman Peter Dea cited enhanced governance through ongoing board refreshment.
- Chhina will receive compensation consistent with non-employee director practices described in the 2023 proxy statement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-003989
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OVV
- cik: 0001792580
- company_name: Ovintiv Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-01-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792580/000095017024003989/0000950170-24-003989-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792580/000095017024003989/ovv-20240111.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-003989
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-003989.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-003989.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sippy Chhina was appointed as Director at Ovintiv Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 11, 2024, Ovintiv Inc. (the “Corporation”) issued a news release announcing the appointment of Sippy Chhina to the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”), effective January 15, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792580/000095017024003989/0000950170-24-003989-index.htm

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