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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-202588"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0000886835"
company_name: "SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2024-08-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T08:46:01.339608+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Superior Energy appoints David Lesar as CEO and Chairman; Brian Moore departs

## Summary
- David Lesar (former Halliburton CEO) named CEO and Chairman; base salary $1M, target bonus 150%.
- CEO receives 32,960 restricted shares and 808,247 PSUs; stock valued at $60.68/share as of June 30, 2024.
- James Brown named President/COO; base $800K, target bonus 125%, 32,960 RSUs and 606,185 PSUs.
- Separation: Brian Moore gets lump sums of $1,687,500 and $527,152 plus accelerated RSUs.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-202588
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0000886835
- company_name: SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2024-08-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886835/000119312524202588/0001193125-24-202588-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886835/000119312524202588/d871094d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-202588
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-202588.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-202588.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David J. Lesar was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board at SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
  source text: In connection with Mr. Moore’s departure, the Board has appointed David J. Lesar as Chief Executive Officer and as Chairman of the Board and a member of each of the Board’s Audit Committee and Compensation Committee, each effective August 19, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886835/000119312524202588/0001193125-24-202588-index.htm

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