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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-072367"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NFG"
cik: "0000070145"
company_name: "NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO"
filed_at: "2025-04-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T22:56:22.002621+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# National Fuel Utility President Donna DeCarolis to retire July 1, 2025; Michael Colpoys to succeed

## Summary
- DeCarolis retires after 40+ years; stays as Senior Energy Advisor focusing on NY energy policy.
- Michael Colpoys, currently SVP of Distribution Operations, becomes President of National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp on July 1.
- DeCarolis served on NY Climate Action Council, voted against scoping plan over affordability/reliability concerns.
- Colpoys started with NFG in 1987, previously VP at Midstream and Distribution, holds engineering and MBA degrees.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-072367
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NFG
- cik: 0000070145
- company_name: NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO
- filed_at: 2025-04-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70145/000119312525072367/0001193125-25-072367-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70145/000119312525072367/d907821d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-072367
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-072367.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-072367.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Donna L. DeCarolis retired as President of National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation at NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: President of National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation
  source text: On March 31, 2025, Donna L. DeCarolis, President of National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation, provided notice to National Fuel Gas Company of her intention to retire, effective July 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70145/000119312525072367/0001193125-25-072367-index.htm

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