---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-147081"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BKR"
cik: "0001701605"
company_name: "Baker Hughes Co"
filed_at: "2024-05-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T08:45:42.811409+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Baker Hughes elects Shirley Edwards to board, expands to 10; Simonelli named Chairman

## Summary
- Shirley Edwards, former EY Global Client Service Partner, elected to board effective May 22, 2024; board expands from 9 to 10.
- Edwards is independent, qualifies as audit committee financial expert; will serve on Audit and Human Capital/Compensation Committees.
- Lorenzo Simonelli elected Chairman of the Board; W. Geoffrey Beattie elected Lead Director.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-147081
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BKR
- cik: 0001701605
- company_name: Baker Hughes Co
- filed_at: 2024-05-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1701605/000119312524147081/0001193125-24-147081-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1701605/000119312524147081/d780143d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-147081
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-147081.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-147081.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Shirley Edwards was elected as Director at Baker Hughes Co.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On May 22, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Baker Hughes Company (the “Company”) elected Shirley Edwards to serve as a director of the Company with a term beginning on May 22, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1701605/000119312524147081/0001193125-24-147081-index.htm

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