---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001603923-23-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WFRD"
cik: "0001603923"
company_name: "Weatherford International plc"
filed_at: "2023-01-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T20:52:20.816597+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Weatherford appoints Arun Mitra as EVP and CFO effective Jan 3, 2023

## Summary
- Appointed Arun Mitra as EVP and CFO effective Jan 3, 2023.
- Base salary $525K; STI target at 90% of base; 2023 LTI equity award of $1.73M.
- One-time PSU award of 40,000 shares tied to share price targets by Dec 31, 2024.
- Cash sign-on bonus of $410,000 payable March 2023, subject to clawback within 12 months.
- Prior role: CFO of Mitsubishi Power Americas (2014-2022), led profitable growth in Americas region.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001603923-23-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WFRD
- cik: 0001603923
- company_name: Weatherford International plc
- filed_at: 2023-01-03T23:59:59+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/1603923/000160392323000002/0001603923-23-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1603923/000160392323000002/wfrd-20230103.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001603923-23-000002
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001603923-23-000002.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001603923-23-000002.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Arunava Mitra was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Weatherford International plc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: the appointment of Arunava Mitra, 50, to serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 3, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1603923/000160392323000002/0001603923-23-000002-index.htm

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