---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000004904-22-000059"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AEP"
cik: "0000004904"
company_name: "AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC"
filed_at: "2022-06-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T00:37:15.627752+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Electric Power elects Donna A. James as director; David J. Anderson resigns

## Summary
- Donna A. James elected to AEP board effective June 22, 2022; serves on Finance and Policy Committees.
- James is Managing Director of Lardon & Associates, former Nationwide executive, and director at BSX, HIG, VSCO.
- David J. Anderson resigned from board effective June 21, 2022, citing personal reasons, not a disagreement.
- Anderson had extended service beyond normal retirement age to aid transition period.
- James will receive standard non-employee director compensation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000004904-22-000059
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AEP
- cik: 0000004904
- company_name: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC
- filed_at: 2022-06-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490422000059/0000004904-22-000059-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490422000059/aep-20220616.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-22-000059
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-22-000059.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-22-000059.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Donna A. James was elected as director at AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: On June 21, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Donna A. James to serve as a director of the Company effective June 22, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490422000059/0000004904-22-000059-index.htm
- Executive change
  David J. Anderson resigned as director at AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: director
  source text: In addition, on June 16, 2022, David J. Anderson notified the Board that he would resign from the Board effective as of June 21, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490422000059/0000004904-22-000059-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.