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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · NW Natural (NWN)

NW Natural adds Peter Bragdon to holding company board, names Dave Drinkward to utility board

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Northwest Natural Holding Company appointed Peter J. Bragdon, executive vice president and general counsel of Columbia Sportswear, as a Class III director of NW Holdings effective July 12, 2025, increasing the board from 10 to 11 members. The utility's board also added Bragdon and Dave Drinkward, president and CEO of Hoffman Construction, as directors. The filing describes these as routine board additions with no financial terms disclosed.

Key points

  • Peter J. Bragdon joins the NW Holdings board as a Class III director effective July 12, 2025, with a term expiring at the 2026 annual meeting.
  • Bragdon also joins the NW Natural Gas Company board effective July 12, 2025, and was named to the Organization and Executive Compensation Committee.
  • Dave Drinkward was appointed to the NW Natural board as an independent director effective June 30, 2025; he does not serve on the NW Holdings board.
  • Bragdon will receive standard non-employee director compensation for 2025, and the board increased its size from 10 to 11 directors.

The filing

CompanyNW Natural (NWN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 2, 2025, 8:33 PM ET
Accession number0001733998-25-000117

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:56 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 02, 2025.

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