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

KBR names Byron Bright chief operating officer; Lyles to retire from board

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

KBR said Chair Lester Lyles will retire from its board at the 2025 annual meeting, and the board will shrink from ten to nine members. Byron Bright will become chief operating officer in May 2025, overseeing Government Solutions and Sustainable Technology Solutions, and CEO Stuart Bradie will succeed Lyles as Chair. The filing describes these as leadership changes and does not report any financial results.

Key points

  • General Lyles, a director since 2007 and Chair since 2019, will retire effective at the conclusion of the 2025 Annual Meeting.
  • Byron Bright, 50, joined KBR in 2010 and will become COO effective May 2025.
  • Stuart Bradie will become Chair of the Board when Lyles' current term as a director concludes.

The filing

CompanyKBR (KBR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECDec 18, 2024, 9:29 PM ET
Accession number0001357615-24-000064

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:00 AM ET, from this filing 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 December 18, 2024.

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