---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-112822"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WMB"
cik: "0000107263"
company_name: "WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC."
filed_at: "2025-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T16:19:39.476701+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Williams (WMB) names Chad Zamarin CEO effective July 1; Armstrong becomes Executive Chairman

## Summary
- Chad Zamarin, EVP Corporate Strategic Development, succeeds Alan Armstrong as President and CEO effective July 1, 2025.
- Alan Armstrong, CEO for 14 years, becomes Executive Chairman; Stephen Bergstrom transitions to independent Lead Director.
- Zamarin receives $1M base salary, $2.5M RSU award (60% performance, 40% time), and AIP target of 150% of salary.
- Armstrong will receive $750K base salary as Executive Chairman; both retain change-in-control agreements.
- Board increases from 11 to 12 directors upon Zamarin's appointment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-112822
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WMB
- cik: 0000107263
- company_name: WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107263/000119312525112822/0001193125-25-112822-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107263/000119312525112822/d945295d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-112822
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-112822.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-112822.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Alan S. Armstrong changed role as Executive Chairman at WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC..
  - Action: become
  - Role: Executive Chairman
  source text: Mr. Armstrong will continue to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer until July 1, 2025, at which point he will become Executive Chairman of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107263/000119312525112822/0001193125-25-112822-index.htm
- Executive change
  Chad J. Zamarin was named as President and Chief Executive Officer at WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC..
  - Action: named
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On May 5, 2025, The Williams Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Chad J. Zamarin has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company, effective July 1, 2025, succeeding Alan S. Armstrong.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107263/000119312525112822/0001193125-25-112822-index.htm

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