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

KBR COO Byron Bright resigns, leaving company July 11, 2025

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

KBR said its Chief Operating Officer, Byron Bright, resigned and will leave the role effective July 11, 2025. Under a settlement agreement, he will receive payments under his severance agreement, including a lump-sum severance of $1,500,000, and KBR named new presidents for its Mission Technology Solutions business, which the company says should avoid operational disruption.

Key points

  • Byron Bright resigned as COO on July 8, 2025; departure effective July 11, 2025
  • Lump-sum severance of $1,500,000 under his 2021 severance agreement, with a general release of claims
  • Doug Hill and Mark Kavanaugh named presidents of MTS units, reporting directly to CEO Stuart Bradie
  • KBR expects no operational disruption; further details to come on the Q2 2025 earnings call on July 31, 2025

The filing

CompanyKBR (KBR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 9, 2025, 4:17 PM ET
Accession number0001357615-25-000038

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

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 July 09, 2025.

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