---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000004904-23-000107"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AEP"
cik: "0000004904"
company_name: "AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC"
filed_at: "2023-08-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T06:35:29.955842+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AEP elects Stoddard director, Sloat as Chair; Akins & Richard exit board

## Summary
- Daniel G. Stoddard elected to AEP board effective Aug 17; former SVP & chief nuclear officer at Dominion Energy (retired Aug 1).
- Oliver G. Richard III resigned from board effective Aug 17 for personal reasons; no disagreement with company.
- Nicholas K. Akins to retire as Executive Chair and resign from board effective Oct 1, 2023 (personal reasons, no disagreement).
- Board size reduced from 13 to 12 directors effective Oct 2, 2023.
- Julia A. Sloat (CEO & President) elected Chair of the Board effective Oct 2; also appointed to Executive Committee.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000004904-23-000107
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AEP
- cik: 0000004904
- company_name: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC
- filed_at: 2023-08-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490423000107/0000004904-23-000107-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490423000107/aep-20230816.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-23-000107
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-23-000107.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-23-000107.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Oliver G. Richard III resigned as director at AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: director
  source text: Oliver G. Richard, III notified the Board that he would resign from the Board effective as of August 17, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490423000107/0000004904-23-000107-index.htm
- Executive change
  Julia A. Sloat was elected as Chair of the Board at AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Chair of the Board
  source text: the Board elected Julia A. Sloat to serve as Chair of the Board effective October 2, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490423000107/0000004904-23-000107-index.htm
- Executive change
  Nicholas K. Akins departed as Executive Chair of the Board at AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Executive Chair of the Board
  source text: Nicholas K. Akins notified the Board that he would retire from his position as Executive Chair of the Board and resign from the Board effective as of October 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490423000107/0000004904-23-000107-index.htm
- Executive change
  Daniel G. Stoddard was elected as director at AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Daniel G. Stoddard to serve as a director of the Company effective August 17, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490423000107/0000004904-23-000107-index.htm

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