---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001509991-23-000024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KOS"
cik: "0001509991"
company_name: "Kosmos Energy Ltd."
filed_at: "2023-04-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T12:41:09.811995+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kosmos Energy appoints three new directors; Sir Richard Dearlove not seeking re-election

## Summary
- Sir Richard Dearlove will not stand for re-election at the 2023 Annual Meeting; departure not due to any disagreement.
- Three new directors appointed effective April 25, 2023: Maria Moræus Hanssen (Class I), Sir John Grant (Class II), J. Mike Stice (Class III).
- New directors bring deep experience in international operations, LNG, and government relations.
- Ms. Moræus Hanssen to serve on Audit and HSE & Sustainability committees; Sir John on HSE and Nominating/Governance; Mr. Stice on Audit and Nominating/Governance.
- Each new director is independent under NYSE and SEC standards and will receive standard non-employee director compensation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001509991-23-000024
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KOS
- cik: 0001509991
- company_name: Kosmos Energy Ltd.
- filed_at: 2023-04-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1509991/000150999123000024/0001509991-23-000024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1509991/000150999123000024/kos-20230425.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  J. Mike Stice was appointed as Class III Director at Kosmos Energy Ltd..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class III Director
  source text: The Press Release also announced that the Board had appointed Ms. Maria Moræus Hanssen, Sir John Grant, and Mr. J. Mike Stice to serve as a Class I director, a Class II director and a Class III director, respectively, of the Company, effective April 25, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1509991/000150999123000024/0001509991-23-000024-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sir John Grant was appointed as Class II Director at Kosmos Energy Ltd..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class II Director
  source text: The Press Release also announced that the Board had appointed Ms. Maria Moræus Hanssen, Sir John Grant, and Mr. J. Mike Stice to serve as a Class I director, a Class II director and a Class III director, respectively, of the Company, effective April 25, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1509991/000150999123000024/0001509991-23-000024-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sir Richard Dearlove departed as Director at Kosmos Energy Ltd..
  - Action: not stand for re-election
  - Role: Director
  source text: Sir Richard Dearlove had informed the Company of his decision not to stand for re-election to the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) at the conclusion of his current term which expires at the Company’s 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1509991/000150999123000024/0001509991-23-000024-index.htm
- Executive change
  Maria Moræus Hanssen was appointed as Class I Director at Kosmos Energy Ltd..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class I Director
  source text: The Press Release also announced that the Board had appointed Ms. Maria Moræus Hanssen, Sir John Grant, and Mr. J. Mike Stice to serve as a Class I director, a Class II director and a Class III director, respectively, of the Company, effective April 25, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1509991/000150999123000024/0001509991-23-000024-index.htm

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