---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001749723-26-000110"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NFE"
cik: "0001749723"
company_name: "New Fortress Energy Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-21T21:00:05+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-21T21:02:36.238760+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# New Fortress Energy CFO Christopher Guinta resigns, effective Aug. 21, 2026

## Summary
- Christopher S. Guinta announced resignation as CFO on Aug. 17, 2026, effective Aug. 21, 2026.
- Company will search internally and externally for a new Chief Financial Officer.
- No replacement named; Chief Accounting Officer Frederick W. Hundt signed the 8-K.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001749723-26-000110
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NFE
- cik: 0001749723
- company_name: New Fortress Energy Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-21T21:00:05+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1749723/000174972326000110/0001749723-26-000110-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1749723/000174972326000110/nfe-20260817.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001749723-26-000110
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001749723-26-000110.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001749723-26-000110.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Christopher S. Guinta departed as Chief Financial Officer at New Fortress Energy Inc..
  - Action: resign
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On August 17, 2026, Christopher S. Guinta announced to New Fortress Energy Inc. (the “Company”) that he will resign from his role as Chief Financial Officer effective August 21, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1749723/000174972326000110/0001749723-26-000110-index.htm

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