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Get filing alertsSempra names infrastructure chief Justin Bird as CFO, effective Q3 2026
Filed July 9, 2026 · Period ending July 6, 2026 · ~1 min read
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Justin Bird, 55, appointed CFO effective around Q3 2026 when Sempra Infrastructure Partners equity sale closes; 20-year company veteran currently serves as CEO of Sempra Infrastructure since April 2020.
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Karen Sedgwick transitions from CFO to CEO and President of Southern California Gas Company subsidiary, concurrent with Bird's CFO appointment.
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Bird's compensation remains unchanged from his current Executive Vice President role.
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Summary
Sempra announced a planned CFO transition tied to its upcoming Sempra Infrastructure Partners equity sale. Justin Bird, who has led the company's infrastructure and LNG business since 2020, will become CFO when the transaction closes in Q3 2026. The appointment keeps financial leadership in the hands of a long-tenured executive with deep operational knowledge of Sempra's infrastructure assets.
The outgoing CFO, Karen Sedgwick, is not leaving the company but moving to lead Southern California Gas Company, one of Sempra's major utility subsidiaries. This represents an internal promotion and suggests continuity in both the finance function and subsidiary leadership. The timing links Bird's CFO start date to the Infrastructure Partners sale, which may reflect board preference to have the infrastructure business leader in the CFO seat as that transaction closes and the company's asset mix shifts.
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Event · Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Compensation
Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Compensation filed; see Key Changes for terms.
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On July 6, 2026, the Board of Directors of Sempra appointed Justin C. Bird as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sempra, effective on a to-be-determined date on or around the closing of Sempra’s planned sale of a portion of its equity interest in Sempra Infrastructure Partners, LP, which is expected to occur in the third quarter of 2026. Mr. Bird, 55, has served in various leadership roles across the Sempra family of companies for more than two decades, including most recently as an Executive Vice President of Sempra since January 2024 and as the Chief Executive Officer of Sempra Infrastructure and its predecessor LNG business since April 2020.
Sempra's Board appointed Justin Bird, a 20-year company veteran currently serving as CEO of Sempra Infrastructure, as the company's new CFO. The appointment becomes effective around the closing of a planned equity sale in Sempra Infrastructure Partners, expected in Q3 2026. Bird has been an Executive Vice President since January 2024 and has led the infrastructure and LNG business since April 2020.
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Mr. Bird will assume the Chief Financial Officer role from Karen L. Sedgwick, who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Southern California Gas Company, a subsidiary of Sempra, with an effective date concurrent with the effective date of Mr. Bird’s appointment as described above.
Karen Sedgwick, the outgoing CFO, will become CEO and President of Southern California Gas Company, a Sempra subsidiary. Her transition occurs on the same date as Bird's CFO appointment, representing an internal promotion rather than a departure from the company.
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Mr. Bird’s compensation is not expected to change in connection with this appointment.
Bird's compensation will remain unchanged with his new CFO role. His existing compensation as Executive Vice President is detailed in Sempra's 2026 proxy statement filed March 27, 2026.
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