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Posted 07 June, 2021

EOG RESOURCES INC appointed Ezra Y. Yacob as new CEO

NYSE:EOG appointed new Chief Executive Officer Ezra Y. Yacob in a 8-K filed on 07 June, 2021.


  (b), (c), (d) On June 7, 2021, the Board of Directors (Board) of EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) appointed Ezra Y. Yacob as Chief Executive Officer and principal executive officer of EOG and as a member of the Board of EOG, in each case effective October 1, 2021.  

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Overview of EOG RESOURCES INC
Companies on the Energy Service • Upstream Oil & Gas
EOG Resources, Inc. engages in the exploration, development, production and marketing of crude oil and natural gas. It operates through the United States, Trinidad, and Other International geographical segments. The Other International segment includes China and Canada operations. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.


(b), (c), (d) On June 7, 2021, the Board of Directors (Board) of EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) appointed Ezra Y. Yacob as Chief Executive Officer and principal executive officer of EOG and as a member of the Board of EOG, in each case effective October 1, 2021. 


Also on June 7, 2021, the Board appointed Lloyd W. Helms, Jr., currently Chief Operating Officer of EOG, as President and Chief Operating Officer of EOG, effective October 1, 2021. 


William R. Thomas, who has served as the Chief Executive Officer of EOG since July 2013 and as EOG's Chairman of the Board since January 2014, will retire as Chief Executive Officer and principal executive officer of EOG and as an employee of EOG, in each case effective September 30, 2021. Mr. Thomas will continue to serve as a member of the Board and, effective October 1, 2021, will assume the role of non-executive Chairman of the Board.


Mr. Yacob, 45, has served as President of EOG since January 2021 and previously served as Executive Vice President, Exploration and Production of EOG from December 2017 to January 2021. Mr. Yacob also previously served as Vice President and General Manager of EOG's Midland, Texas office from May 2014 to December 2017 and in various other geoscience and leadership positions since joining EOG in August 2005.


Mr. Helms, 63, has served as Chief Operating Officer of EOG since December 2017 and previously served as Executive Vice President, Exploration and Production of EOG from August 2013 to December 2017 and as EOG's Executive Vice President, Operations from February 2012 to August 2013. Prior to that, Mr. Helms held positions of increasing responsibility in multiple EOG offices since joining a predecessor of EOG in February 1981.


For additional information and discussion, see the press release issued by EOG on June 7, 2021, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.