---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001084991-23-000104"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NGS"
cik: "0001084991"
company_name: "NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2023-10-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T02:00:14.541705+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NGS appoints Brian Tucker as President and COO; John Bittner as Interim CFO

## Summary
- Brian Tucker named President and COO effective Oct 9, 2023; base salary $400K, target bonus 75% of base, receives 6,361 RSUs.
- John Bittner appointed Interim CFO, replacing J.D. Faircloth who departs to retirement; Bittner is Senior Managing Director at Accordion.
- Tucker brings nearly 20 years oilfield services experience, most recently SVP Operations at Patterson-UTI Energy and former COO of Pioneer Energy Services.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001084991-23-000104
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NGS
- cik: 0001084991
- company_name: NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2023-10-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084991/000108499123000104/0001084991-23-000104-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084991/000108499123000104/ngs-20231009.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001084991-23-000104
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001084991-23-000104.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001084991-23-000104.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Brian L. Tucker was appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer at NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUP INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On October 9, 2023, the Company entered into an entered into an employment agreement (the “ Employment Agreement ”) with Brian L. Tucker, age 49, pursuant to which Mr. Tucker was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084991/000108499123000104/0001084991-23-000104-index.htm

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