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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-014606"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NEXT"
cik: "0001612720"
company_name: "NextDecade Corp"
filed_at: "2022-06-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T03:32:16.068413+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NextDecade COO Ivan Van der Walt resigns effective June 10, 2022; FID on Rio Grande LNG expected H2 2022

## Summary
- COO Ivan Van der Walt resigns to pursue other opportunities, effective June 10, 2022.
- CEO Matt Schatzman credits Van der Walt for assembling strong engineering, construction, and regulatory team.
- Company reiterates expectation to take FID on minimum two trains of Rio Grande LNG in H2 2022.
- NextDecade continues development of Rio Grande LNG export project and carbon capture.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-014606
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NEXT
- cik: 0001612720
- company_name: NextDecade Corp
- filed_at: 2022-06-08T23:59:59+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/1612720/000143774922014606/0001437749-22-014606-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1612720/000143774922014606/next20220606_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-014606
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-014606.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-014606.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ivan Van der Walt resigned as Chief Operating Officer at NextDecade Corp.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On June 6, 2022, Ivan Van der Walt notified NextDecade Corporation (the “ Company ”) of his decision to resign from the role of Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective as of June 10, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1612720/000143774922014606/0001437749-22-014606-index.htm

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