---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-22-039157"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NJR"
cik: "0000356309"
company_name: "NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP"
filed_at: "2022-10-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T22:03:02.160585+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Michael O'Sullivan elected to NJR Board; directors Trice and Evans to retire at 2023 Annual Meeting

## Summary
- Board expanded from 11 to 12 to elect Michael O'Sullivan, former NextEra SVP of Development, effective Oct 27, 2022.
- O'Sullivan led ~$40B in renewable and traditional energy projects during 20 years at NextEra.
- David Trice (director since 2004) and Robert Evans (director since 2009) will retire effective Jan 25, 2023 annual meeting.
- Board will shrink from 12 to 10 members after the 2023 annual meeting.
- O'Sullivan will stand for re-election at the 2023 annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-22-039157
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NJR
- cik: 0000356309
- company_name: NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP
- filed_at: 2022-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/356309/000114036122039157/0001140361-22-039157-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/356309/000114036122039157/brhc10043428_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-22-039157
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-22-039157.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-22-039157.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Robert B. Evans departed as director at NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP.
  - Action: will retire
  - Role: director
  source text: Mr. Robert B. Evans, age 74, who has been a director since 2009, has announced that he will retire from the Board effective at the 2023 Annual Meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/356309/000114036122039157/0001140361-22-039157-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael O'Sullivan was elected as director at NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: elected Michael O’Sullivan as a director, effective as of October 27, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/356309/000114036122039157/0001140361-22-039157-index.htm
- Executive change
  David A. Trice departed as director at NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP.
  - Action: will not stand for re-election and will therefore retire
  - Role: director
  source text: Mr. David A. Trice, age 74, who has been a director since 2004 and whose term expires at the 2023 Annual Meeting has announced that he will not stand for re-election to the Board and will therefore retire from the Board effective at the 2023 Annual Meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/356309/000114036122039157/0001140361-22-039157-index.htm

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