---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-199207"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KNTK"
cik: "0001692787"
company_name: "Kinetik Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2022-07-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T10:03:52.567856+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kinetik Holdings director Thomas Lefebvre resigns; Board appoints Deborah Byers and Ronald Schweizer

## Summary
- Thomas Lefebvre resigned from the Board and Governance Committee effective July 20, 2022, with no disagreement.
- Deborah Byers appointed to Board and as Audit Committee Chair; also joins Governance Committee.
- Ronald Schweizer appointed to Board as designee of Buzzard Midstream LLC (ISQ) per the Stockholders Agreement.
- Byers receives standard non-employee director compensation; Schweizer receives no compensation for Board service.
- Both new directors will enter into standard indemnification agreements with the Company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-199207
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KNTK
- cik: 0001692787
- company_name: Kinetik Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-07-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692787/000119312522199207/0001193125-22-199207-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692787/000119312522199207/d394943d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-199207
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-199207.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-199207.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Deborah Byers was appointed as Director at Kinetik Holdings Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 20, 2022, the Board appointed Deborah Byers and Ronald Schweizer to serve as members of the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692787/000119312522199207/0001193125-22-199207-index.htm
- Executive change
  Ronald Schweizer was appointed as Director at Kinetik Holdings Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 20, 2022, the Board appointed Deborah Byers and Ronald Schweizer to serve as members of the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692787/000119312522199207/0001193125-22-199207-index.htm
- Executive change
  Thomas Lefebvre resigned as Director at Kinetik Holdings Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 20, 2022, Thomas Lefebvre notified the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Kinetik Holdings Inc. (the “ Company ”) that he would be resigning as a member of the Board and the Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1692787/000119312522199207/0001193125-22-199207-index.htm

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