---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001522727-24-000040"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "USAC"
cik: "0001522727"
company_name: "USA Compression Partners, LP"
filed_at: "2024-10-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T09:10:54.151992+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# USA Compression Partners appoints Christopher Paulsen as CFO effective Nov 18, 2024

## Summary
- Christopher Paulsen, former SVP of Business Development at Pioneer Natural Resources, named CFO.
- Base salary $425,000; sign-on bonus $125,000; annual target bonus 105% of base salary.
- Initial LTIP award of 75,000 phantom units (45,000 target value + 30,000 sign-on phantom units).
- Paulsen replaces G. Tracy Owens as principal financial officer of USA Compression GP, LLC.
- Paulsen holds BBA from Baylor and MBA from UT Austin; board member at two energy institutes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001522727-24-000040
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: USAC
- cik: 0001522727
- company_name: USA Compression Partners, LP
- filed_at: 2024-10-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522727/000152272724000040/0001522727-24-000040-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522727/000152272724000040/usac-20241029.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001522727-24-000040
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001522727-24-000040.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001522727-24-000040.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Christopher M. Paulsen was appointed as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at USA Compression Partners, LP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
  source text: On October 29, 2024, the board of directors of USA Compression GP, LLC (the "Company"), the general partner of USA Compression Partners, LP (the "Partnership"), appointed Christopher M. Paulsen to the position of Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, effective November 18, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522727/000152272724000040/0001522727-24-000040-index.htm
- Executive change
  G. Tracy Owens departed as principal financial officer at USA Compression Partners, LP.
  - Action: replaced
  - Role: principal financial officer
  source text: Mr. Paulsen will replace G. Tracy Owens as the principal financial officer of the Company, effective November 18, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1522727/000152272724000040/0001522727-24-000040-index.htm

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