---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-21-284575"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NOV"
cik: "0001021860"
company_name: "NOV Inc."
filed_at: "2021-09-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T00:52:17.115842+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NOV CAO Scott Duff to retire; Christy Novak named successor effective Nov 1

## Summary
- Scott K. Duff will retire as CAO effective Nov 1, 2021; will remain as advisor until Feb 28, 2022.
- Duff to receive $15,833/month retainer under consulting agreement, continued vesting of stock awards, and up to 5 years health coverage.
- Christy H. Novak, 16-year NOV veteran and current VP of Accounting Systems, appointed CAO effective Nov 1, 2021.
- Novak previously served as VP of Finance for Rig Technologies segment; she is a CPA with prior experience at Ernst & Young.
- Duff's retirement is not due to any disagreements with the company regarding financial disclosures or accounting policies.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-284575
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NOV
- cik: 0001021860
- company_name: NOV Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-09-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1021860/000119312521284575/0001193125-21-284575-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1021860/000119312521284575/d221999d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Scott K. Duff retired as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer at NOV Inc..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On September 27, 2021, NOV Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Scott K. Duff, Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, notified the Company of his intention to retire.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1021860/000119312521284575/0001193125-21-284575-index.htm
- Executive change
  Christy H. Novak was appointed as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer at NOV Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On September 27, 2021, the Company issued an internal announcement regarding the appointment of Christy Novak, age 49, as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, which is effective as of November 1, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1021860/000119312521284575/0001193125-21-284575-index.htm

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