SD 8-K
Sandridge Energy Inc (SD)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
Departure of Salah Gamoudi
On September 7, 2023, Mr. Salah Gamoudi notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) that he is resigning as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective September 27, 2023 (the “Resignation”), to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Gamoudi is not resigning from the Company as a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices. The Company thanks Mr. Gamoudi for his service and wishes him well on his future endeavors.
Designation of Brandon Brown as Principal Financial Officer
In connection with the Resignation, the Board appointed Brandon L. Brown, Sr. as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective as of September 27, 2023 (the “Brown Appointment”). Mr. Brown’s compensation will be determined at a later time.
Mr. Brown, age 45, has served as the Company’s Vice President of Accounting beginning March 2023 and Corporate Controller from June 2020 to March 2023. Prior to joining the Company in June 2020, Mr. Brown was employed at Black Stone Minerals, L.P. as the Assistant Controller and Financial Reporting Manager from August 2016 to February of 2020. Mr. Brown served as the Assistant Controller and held various other accounting and financial reporting roles at Goodrich Petroleum Corporation from August 2011 to August 2016. Prior to joining Goodrich Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Brown was employed as an external auditor at HEIN & Associates LLP and Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Brown earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Southern University and A&M College and is a Certified Public Accountant.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Brown and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Brown was selected as an officer. There are no family relationships between Mr. Brown and any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become an executive officer of the Company within the meaning of Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (“Regulation S-K”). Since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, the Company has not engaged in any transaction in which Mr. Brown had a direct or indirect material interest within the meaning of Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
In connection with the Brown Appointment, the Company designated Mr. Brown as the Company’s principal financial officer, effective as of September 27, 2023.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |
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.
| SandRidge Energy, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Grayson Pranin | |
| Grayson Pranin | ||
| President, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer | ||
Date: September 13, 2023