---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-007339"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EE"
cik: "0001888447"
company_name: "Excelerate Energy, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-01-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T22:28:14.407256+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Excelerate Energy appoints Nisha Biswal to board; Carolyn Burke resigns

## Summary
- Carolyn J. Burke resigned from Board effective Jan 21, 2025; not due to any disagreement with management.
- Nisha D. Biswal appointed to Board, Audit Committee, and Nominating and Governance Committee, effective Jan 21, 2025.
- Biswal previously Deputy CEO of U.S. International Development Finance Corp. ($60B portfolio) and Assistant Secretary of State.
- Biswal receives standard director compensation including $125k annual equity retainer in RSUs vesting one year.
- Paul Hanrahan assumes chairmanship of Compensation Committee following Burke's resignation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-007339
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EE
- cik: 0001888447
- company_name: Excelerate Energy, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-01-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1888447/000095017025007339/0000950170-25-007339-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1888447/000095017025007339/ee-20250117.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-007339.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Carolyn J. Burke resigned as Director at Excelerate Energy, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 17, 2025, Carolyn J. Burke, notified Excelerate Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) of her decision to resign as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), effective January 21, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1888447/000095017025007339/0000950170-25-007339-index.htm
- Executive change
  Nisha D. Biswal was appointed as Director at Excelerate Energy, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: To fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Ms. Burke, on January 17, 2025, the Board appointed Ms. Nisha D. Biswal as a director to hold office from January 21, 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1888447/000095017025007339/0000950170-25-007339-index.htm

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