---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-25-001635"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OKE"
cik: "0001039684"
company_name: "ONEOK INC /NEW/"
filed_at: "2025-01-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T07:38:22.242663+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ONEOK appoints Randy Lentz EVP/COO and Sheridan Swords EVP/CCO, effective Jan 6, 2025

## Summary
- Randy Lentz, former Medallion Midstream CEO, named to newly created EVP/COO role, reporting to CEO.
- Sheridan Swords promoted to EVP/Chief Commercial Officer, now overseeing Natural Gas Pipelines segment.
- Lentz received ~$1.8M one-time RSU award; one-third vests at year 1, remainder at year 2.
- Both positions are new; Lentz will lead all asset operations, Swords expands commercial duties.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-25-001635
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OKE
- cik: 0001039684
- company_name: ONEOK INC /NEW/
- filed_at: 2025-01-07T23:59:59+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/1039684/000121390025001635/0001213900-25-001635-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1039684/000121390025001635/ea0226822-8k_oneok.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-001635
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-001635.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-001635.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Randy Lentz was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at ONEOK INC /NEW/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On January 6, 2025, the Board of Directors of ONEOK, Inc. (“ONEOK”) appointed Randy Lentz, 60, as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ONEOK, effective as of January 6, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1039684/000121390025001635/0001213900-25-001635-index.htm

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