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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · ConocoPhillips (COP)

ConocoPhillips names CFO Andy O'Brien CEO effective Sept. 1, Ryan Lance to become executive chair

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

ConocoPhillips said its board elected Andy O'Brien, currently executive vice president and chief financial officer, as president and chief executive officer effective September 1, 2026, succeeding Ryan Lance, who will retire as CEO and become executive chair. Konnie Haynes-Welsh will become chief financial officer on the same date, and the filing lists new pay terms for the leadership changes.

Key points

  • Andy O'Brien becomes president and CEO and joins the board on September 1, 2026, with a base salary of $1.7 million and a long-term incentive target of $13.08 million.
  • Ryan Lance's base salary as executive chair will fall to $1.1 million, and he will not participate in the annual incentive plan; his 2027 long-term incentive target is $12.4 million.
  • Konnie Haynes-Welsh becomes senior vice president and chief financial officer, with an annual base salary of $742,972.

The filing

CompanyConocoPhillips (COP)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 11, 2026, 4:15 PM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-094062

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 11, 2026.

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