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# OG&E Names Chief Commercial Officer John Laws Its COO, Effective January 4, 2027
- URL: https://www.bullished.co/og-and-e-names-chief-commercial-officer-john-laws-its-coo-effective-january-4-2027-6ceeceff/
- Published: 2026-10-08T20:51:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T20:51:06.000Z
- Description: The utility's board acted Monday on an internal promotion; his pay as operating chief will be set in the December officer review.
- Author: Matteo Parrino
- Tags: SEC Filings, OGE, Industry: Utilities

Oklahoma Gas and Electric's board named chief commercial officer John Laws its chief operating officer on Monday, according to an [8-K filed Thursday](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001021635/000102163526000031/oge-20261005.htm?ref=bullished.co) by parent company OGE Energy. The appointment takes effect January 4, 2027.

## What the 8-K says

The filing reports that OG&E's board of directors made the appointment on October 5, 2026\. Laws is 52 and has been OG&E's chief commercial officer since January 2026, so the move is an internal promotion rather than an outside hire.

OGE Energy is the parent of OG&E, which the filing describes as a regulated electric company with about [917,000 customers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001021635/000102163526000031/oge-20261005.htm?ref=bullished.co) in Oklahoma and western Arkansas. The report was filed under Item 5.02, the section for appointments of certain officers, and signed October 8, 2026 by Sarah R. Stafford, the company's controller and chief accounting officer.

The filing gives no pay terms. It says Laws' compensation as COO will be set in the standard annual officer compensation review in December 2026.

## Laws' background in finance

Before joining OG&E, Laws worked in public finance and pipeline finance. The filing lists him as Oklahoma's Secretary of Budget and State Chief Financial Officer from October 2022 to December 2024.

Before that, he was executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of Enable Midstream Partners, from January 2016 to December 2021.

## What it changes and what to watch

For holders, the filing describes a leadership change with no stated financial terms. The role of COO at the utility passes to Laws on January 4, 2027, and his pay is due in the December 2026 review.

OGE shares closed at $46.11 on Thursday, up 0.48%, in a session that ended before the filing was accepted at 4:31 p.m. ET (market data). The move therefore predates the disclosure.

The next dated markers are the December 2026 officer pay review and January 4, 2027, when Laws becomes COO.

### Sources

- [8-K Filing — OGE ENERGY CORP. (OGE)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001021635/000102163526000031/oge-20261005.htm?ref=bullished.co) — SEC EDGAR