{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001193125-23-034209","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"WMB","cik":"0000107263","company_name":"WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.","filed_at":"2023-02-13T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:43.780129+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-19T15:30:22.962882+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.3,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.3,"confidence":"high","headline":"Williams appoints Carri Lockhart as independent director; Nancy Buese resigns due to schedule conflicts","bullets":["Nancy Buese resigned from Board effective Feb. 10, 2023, citing schedule conflicts after becoming CFO at Baker Hughes.","Carri Lockhart appointed as independent director effective Feb. 10, 2023, filling the vacancy.","Lockhart brings nearly 30 years in oil & gas; most recently CTO and EVP at Equinor before retiring in 2022.","She will serve on the Compensation and Management Development and Environmental, Health and Safety committees.","Board remains at 12 members, 11 of whom are independent."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-034209","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-034209.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-034209.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-034209.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107263/000119312523034209/0001193125-23-034209-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107263/000119312523034209/d452102d8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-19T15:30:22.962882+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"09c6065634","claim":"Carri A. Lockhart was appointed as Director at WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC..","evidence_excerpt":"On February 8, 2023, the Board appointed Carri A. Lockhart to the Board, effective February 10, 2023.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107263/000119312523034209/0001193125-23-034209-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Director"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"f4e6443295","claim":"Nancy K. Buese resigned as Director at WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC..","evidence_excerpt":"On February 8, 2023, Nancy K. Buese notified The Williams Companies, Inc. (“the Company”) that, effective February 10, 2023, she is resigning from the Company’s Board of Directors","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107263/000119312523034209/0001193125-23-034209-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"resigned"},{"label":"Role","value":"Director"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}