ONEOK adds two independent directors to its board
ONEOK, Inc. reported that its board elected Mark A. McCollum and Precious Williams Owodunni as new directors, effective January 23, 2026, increasing the board size from 10 to 12 members.
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ONEOK, Inc. reported that its board elected Mark A. McCollum and Precious Williams Owodunni as new directors, effective January 23, 2026, increasing the board size from 10 to 12 members. Both bring extensive energy, finance and governance experience from prior leadership roles at firms including Weatherford International, Halliburton, Tenneco, Goldman Sachs and Mountaintop Consulting.
The board determined that each is independent under New York Stock Exchange rules. Mr. McCollum will serve on the Audit Committee and Corporate Governance Committee, while Ms. Owodunni will serve on the Executive Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance Committee. Each will receive board compensation consistent with non-management directors as disclosed in ONEOK’s 2025 proxy statement, prorated for their initial service period. ONEOK also entered into customary director indemnification agreements with both appointees.
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What board changes did ONEOK (OKE) announce in this 8-K?
ONEOK announced that its board elected Mark A. McCollum and Precious Williams Owodunni as new directors, effective January 23, 2026, and increased the board size from 10 to 12 members.
Are ONEOK’s new directors considered independent under NYSE rules?
Yes. The board determined that Mark A. McCollum and Precious Williams Owodunni are independent under New York Stock Exchange rules.
Which committees will ONEOK’s new directors serve on?
Mark A. McCollum will serve on the Audit Committee and Corporate Governance Committee. Precious Williams Owodunni will serve on the Executive Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance Committee.
How will the new ONEOK directors be compensated for board service?
Each of the new directors will receive an annual retainer equal to the non-management director compensation described in ONEOK’s 2025 proxy statement, prorated for service from January 2026 through April 2026.
What are the backgrounds of ONEOK’s newly appointed directors?
Mark A. McCollum is the former president and CEO of Weatherford International and previously served as executive vice president and CFO of Halliburton, with earlier senior roles at Tenneco and Arthur Andersen. Precious Williams Owodunni is CEO of Mountaintop Consulting and formerly a vice president at Goldman Sachs, with experience in private equity, investment banking and board service.
Did ONEOK enter into indemnification agreements with the new directors?
Yes. ONEOK entered into customary indemnification agreements with each new director, providing for advancement and reimbursement of reasonable expenses in certain legal proceedings, as permitted by Oklahoma law and ONEOK’s charter.
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New Directors On January 21, 2026, the Board of Directors (the ONEOK Board) of ONEOK, Inc. (ONEOK) elected Mark A. McCollum and Precious Williams Owodunni as directors to the ONEOK Board, effective January 23, 2026. In connection with the election of Mr. McCollum and Ms. Owodunni, the ONEOK Board increased the size of the ONEOK Board from 10 directors to 12 directors. Mr. McCollum, 66, retired as president and chief executive officer of Weatherford International plc in June 2020, having led the company since April 2017. Before joining Weatherford, he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Halliburton Company until March 2017. Prior to his tenure at Halliburton, which began in 2003, Mr. McCollum held senior leadership positions at Tenneco Inc. from 1995 through 2003, including serving as Tenneco’s chief financial officer. Earlier in his career, he spent 14 years with Arthur Andersen LLP, ultimately becoming an audit and advisory partner in the firm’s global energy practice. Mr. McCollum currently serves on the boards of Westlake Corporation and Seadrill Limited. He previously served as director for Marathon Oil Corporation. Mr. McCollum holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Baylor University. Ms. Owodunni, 50, is the chief executive officer of Mountaintop Consulting, a strategy, organizational development and leadership advisory firm that serves blue-chip corporate clients globally, including Fortune 500 energy companies, investment banks, law firms and private equity firms. Before establishing Mountaintop in 2009, she was a vice president at Goldman Sachs & Co., where she made private equity investments in high-growth businesses and served on the boards of several portfolio companies. Ms. Owodunni began her career at Goldman Sachs as an investment banker in the Mergers and Strategic Advisory Group, where she advised oil and gas, power, retail and industrial companies on mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance matters. Ms. Owodunni has served on the board of Cadence Bank since 2019. She graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in Ethics, Politics and Economics and received her J.D. from Yale Law School. In connection with the foregoing appointments, the ONEOK Board determined that each of Mr. McCollum and Ms. Owodunni is independent under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. McCollum will serve on the ONEOK Board’s Audit Committee and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Owodunni will serve on the ONEOK Board’s Executive Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance Committee. There are no transactions or relationships between Mr. McCollum and ONEOK or Ms. Owodunni and ONEOK that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. members. Director Compensation For their service on the ONEOK Board, Mr. McCollum and Ms. Owodunni will each receive an annual retainer in the amount of compensation for non-management directors disclosed in the ONEOK 2025 Proxy Statement filed on April 2, 2025, prorated for their service from January 2026 through April 2026. | ||||||||
Director Indemnification Agreements In connection with the appointment of Mr. McCollum and Ms. Owodunni to the ONEOK Board, ONEOK entered into a customary indemnification agreement (the Indemnification Agreement), in the form previously approved by the ONEOK Board, with each of Mr. McCollum and Ms. Owodunni. Each Indemnification Agreement provides for the mandatory advancement and reimbursement of reasonable expenses (subject to limited exceptions) incurred by Mr. McCollum or Ms. Owodunni, as applicable, in various legal proceedings in which such director may be involved by reason of his or her service as director, as permitted by Oklahoma law and ONEOK’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. The foregoing description of the Indemnification Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the form of Indemnification Agreement, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.5 to ONEOK’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2015, and is incorporated herein by reference. | ||||||||
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| 99.1 | Press release, dated January 26, 2026 | |||||||
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| Date: | January 26, 2026 | By: | /s/ Walter S. Hulse III | ||||||||
| Walter S. Hulse III Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Executive Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Development | |||||||||||