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accession: "0001193125-24-271576"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ATO"
cik: "0000731802"
company_name: "ATMOS ENERGY CORP"
filed_at: "2024-12-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T07:52:26.400889+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Atmos Energy names Jessica Bateman Pulliam as SVP, General Counsel; Hartsfield to retire late 2025

## Summary
- Karen E. Hartsfield will retire in late 2025; she serves as SVP/General Counsel until Dec 31, 2024, then Senior Advisor.
- Jessica Bateman Pulliam appointed SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective Jan 1, 2025.
- Pulliam joins from Baker Botts, where she was partner and co-chair of Securities and Shareholder Litigation Group.
- Pulliam will join the Management Committee, reporting to CEO Kevin Akers.
- Hartsfield and Pulliam will work together to ensure a smooth transition; Hartsfield remains on Management Committee as Senior Advisor.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-271576
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ATO
- cik: 0000731802
- company_name: ATMOS ENERGY CORP
- filed_at: 2024-12-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000119312524271576/0001193125-24-271576-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000119312524271576/d862327d8k.htm

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