---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001749723-25-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NFE"
cik: "0001749723"
company_name: "New Fortress Energy Inc."
filed_at: "2025-01-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T14:52:46.652112+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# President Andrew Dete transitions to consulting role on Brazil Hygo business, effective Jan 2, 2025

## Summary
- Andrew Dete ceases as president of New Fortress Energy, effective January 2, 2025.
- He will continue supporting the Hygo (Brazil) business under an external consulting agreement.
- Leandro Cunha and Jeremy Dawson remain primarily responsible for Hygo, reporting to CEO Wes Edens.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001749723-25-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NFE
- cik: 0001749723
- company_name: New Fortress Energy Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-01-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1749723/000174972325000002/0001749723-25-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1749723/000174972325000002/nfe-20250102.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001749723-25-000002
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001749723-25-000002.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001749723-25-000002.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Andrew Dete changed role as president at New Fortress Energy Inc..
  - Action: transitioned to an external role and will no longer serve as president
  - Role: president
  source text: Andrew Dete, who along with Leandro Cunha and Jeremy Dawson has been jointly responsible for New Fortress Energy Inc.’s (the “Company”) business in Brazil (Hygo), has transitioned to an external role acting under a consulting agreement with the Company on the Hygo business, and as a result will no longer serve as president of the Company, effective January 2, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1749723/000174972325000002/0001749723-25-000002-index.htm

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