---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-091742"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CTRA"
cik: "0000858470"
company_name: "Coterra Energy Inc."
filed_at: "2022-08-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T23:38:35.170149+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Coterra Energy announces retirements of three executives; promotes three internal leaders

## Summary
- Steve Lindeman (SVP Production & Ops) and Phil Stalnaker (SVP Marcellus BU) retiring effective Sept 30, 2022.
- General Counsel Francis Barron to retire Q1 2023; will serve as Senior Counsel until then.
- Blake Sirgo promoted to SVP Operations effective Oct 1, 2022, replacing Lindeman.
- Gary Hlavinka promoted to VP Marcellus BU, replacing Stalnaker.
- Adam Vela promoted to VP General Counsel, replacing Barron.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-091742
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CTRA
- cik: 0000858470
- company_name: Coterra Energy Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-08-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858470/000110465922091742/0001104659-22-091742-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858470/000110465922091742/tm2223272d1_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-091742
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-091742.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-091742.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Phillip L. Stalnaker retired as Senior Vice President, Marcellus Business Unit at Coterra Energy Inc..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Senior Vice President, Marcellus Business Unit
  source text: Steven W. Lindeman, Senior Vice President, Production and Operations, and Phillip L. Stalnaker, Senior Vice President, Marcellus Business Unit, submitted their written notice to Coterra Energy Inc. (the “Company”) of their respective retirements effective September 30, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858470/000110465922091742/0001104659-22-091742-index.htm
- Executive change
  Steven W. Lindeman retired as Senior Vice President, Production and Operations at Coterra Energy Inc..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Senior Vice President, Production and Operations
  source text: Steven W. Lindeman, Senior Vice President, Production and Operations, and Phillip L. Stalnaker, Senior Vice President, Marcellus Business Unit, submitted their written notice to Coterra Energy Inc. (the “Company”) of their respective retirements effective September 30, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858470/000110465922091742/0001104659-22-091742-index.htm

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