Ecopetrol appoints Alfonso Barco acting CEO

Ecopetrol appoints Corporate VP of Finance Alfonso Camilo Barco Muñoz as Acting CEO as Juan Carlos Hurtado Parra retires under a previously approved plan.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Ecopetrol S.A. (EC) reports senior management changes centered on its chief executive roles. Mr. Juan Carlos Hurtado Parra, who served as Executive Vice President of Hydrocarbons and more recently as Acting Chief Executive Officer, will remain with the company through September 15, 2026, when a mutually agreed retirement plan approved in July 2026 becomes effective.

The Board of Directors appointed Mr. Alfonso Camilo Barco Muñoz as Acting Chief Executive Officer, effective September 15, 2026. He is currently Corporate Vice President of Finance and Sustainable Value and an alternate legal representative, with more than 35 years of senior executive experience in investment banking, corporate finance, corporate governance, and the energy, oil and gas, infrastructure, and financial services sectors.

Key Figures

Retirement effective date: September 15, 2026 Board appointment date: September 14, 2026 Senior executive experience: More than 35 years +3 more

6 metrics

Retirement effective date September 15, 2026 Date on which Mr. Juan Carlos Hurtado Parra’s mutually agreed retirement plan becomes effective

Board appointment date September 14, 2026 Date the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Alfonso Camilo Barco Muñoz as Acting CEO

Senior executive experience More than 35 years Mr. Barco Muñoz’s senior executive experience in public and private sectors

Employees More than 19,000 employees Ecopetrol’s workforce size

Hydrocarbon production share More than 60% Portion of Colombia’s hydrocarbon production for which Ecopetrol is responsible

ISA ownership 51.4% of shares Ecopetrol’s ownership stake in ISA

Key Terms

Acting Chief Executive Officer, retirement plan, alternate legal representative, integrated energy companies, +1 more

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Acting Chief Executive Officer financial

"appointed Mr. Alfonso Camilo Barco Muñoz as Acting Chief Executive Officer"

retirement plan financial

"the retirement plan granted and approved in July 2026, by mutual agreement"

alternate legal representative regulatory

"who also serves as an alternate legal representative of Ecopetrol S.A."

integrated energy companies technical

"one of the main integrated energy companies in the American continent"

forward-looking statements regulatory

"This release contains statements that may be considered forward-looking statements"

Forward-looking statements are predictions or plans that companies share about what they expect to happen in the future, like estimating sales or profits. They matter because they help investors understand a company's outlook, but since they are based on guesses and assumptions, they can sometimes be wrong.

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What senior management change did Ecopetrol (EC) announce in this 6-K?

Ecopetrol announced that Mr. Juan Carlos Hurtado Parra will remain with the company through September 15, 2026, when a mutually agreed retirement plan becomes effective, and that Mr. Alfonso Camilo Barco Muñoz has been appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer effective the same date.

Who is the new Acting CEO of Ecopetrol (EC) and when does he assume the role?

The new Acting CEO is Mr. Alfonso Camilo Barco Muñoz. Ecopetrol’s Board of Directors appointed him Acting Chief Executive Officer effective September 15, 2026, following its meeting held on September 14, 2026.

What roles did Juan Carlos Hurtado Parra hold at Ecopetrol (EC) before his retirement?

Mr. Juan Carlos Hurtado Parra most recently served as Executive Vice President of Hydrocarbons and, more recently, as Acting Chief Executive Officer of Ecopetrol. His retirement plan, approved in July 2026 by mutual agreement, becomes effective on September 15, 2026.

What experience does Alfonso Camilo Barco Muñoz bring to the Acting CEO role at Ecopetrol (EC)?

Mr. Barco Muñoz has more than 35 years of senior executive experience in the public and private sectors, with extensive expertise in investment banking, corporate finance, and corporate governance, particularly in the energy, oil and gas, infrastructure, and financial services sectors.

How significant is Ecopetrol’s role in Colombia’s energy sector according to this 6-K?

Ecopetrol is described as the largest company in Colombia with more than 19,000 employees. In Colombia, it is responsible for more than 60% of hydrocarbon production and most transportation, logistics, and hydrocarbon refining systems, and it holds leading positions in petrochemicals and gas distribution.

What ownership stake does Ecopetrol (EC) hold in ISA as mentioned here?

Ecopetrol holds 51.4% of ISA’s shares. Through this stake, it participates in energy transmission, real-time systems management (XM), and the Barranquilla–Cartagena coastal highway concession, as well as power transmission and road concessions in several Latin American countries.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of September, 2026

Commission File Number 001-34175

ECOPETROL S.A.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

N.A.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

COLOMBIA

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Carrera 13 No. 36 – 24

BOGOTA D.C. – COLOMBIA

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x      Form 40-F ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1)

Yes ¨      No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7)

Yes ¨      No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes ¨      No x

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- N/A

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	Ecopetrol S.A.
	By:	/s/ Alfonso Camilo Barco
		Name:	Alfonso Camilo Barco
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Date: September 15, 2026

 

Ecopetrol Reports Changes in Senior Management

Bogotá, September 14, 2026

Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) announces that Mr. Juan Carlos Hurtado Parra will remain with the Company through September 15, 2026, the date on which the retirement plan granted and approved in July 2026, by mutual agreement, becomes effective.

Mr. Hurtado Parra most recently served as Executive Vice President of Hydrocarbons and, more recently, as Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Ecopetrol expresses its appreciation for his leadership and contributions in these roles.

At its meeting held on September 14, 2026, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Alfonso Camilo Barco Muñoz as Acting Chief Executive Officer, effective September 15, 2026. Mr. Barco Muñoz, who also serves as an alternate legal representative of Ecopetrol S.A., currently holds the position of Corporate Vice President of Finance and Sustainable Value.

Mr. Barco Muñoz has more than 35 years of senior executive experience in both the public and private sectors. He brings extensive expertise in investment banking, corporate finance, and corporate governance, with a particular focus on the energy, oil and gas, infrastructure, and financial services sectors.

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Ecopetrol is the largest company in Colombia and one of the main integrated energy companies in the American continent, with more than 19,000 employees. In Colombia, it is responsible for more than 60% of the hydrocarbon production of most transportation, logistics, and hydrocarbon refining systems, and it holds leading positions in the petrochemicals and gas distribution segments. With the acquisition of 51.4% of ISA’s shares, the company participates in energy transmission, the management of real-time systems (XM), and the Barranquilla–Cartagena coastal highway concession. At the international level, Ecopetrol has a stake in strategic basins in the American continent, with drilling and exploration operations in the United States (Permian basin and the Gulf of Mexico), Brazil, and Mexico, and, through ISA and its subsidiaries, Ecopetrol holds leading positions in the power transmission business in Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Bolivia, road concessions in Chile, and the telecommunications sector.

This release contains statements that may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All forward-looking statements, whether made in this release or in future filings or press releases, or orally, address matters that involve risks and uncertainties, including in respect of the Company’s prospects for growth and its ongoing access to capital to fund the Company’s business plan, among others. Consequently, changes in the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements: market prices of oil & gas, our exploration, and production activities, market conditions, applicable regulations, the exchange rate, the Company’s competitiveness and the performance of Colombia’s economy and industry, to mention a few. We do not intend and do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements. 

For more information, please contact:

Investor Relations Office

Email: investors@ecopetrol.com.co 

Corporate Communications (Colombia)  

Email: _noticias@ecopetrol.com.co 

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