---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000004904-25-000005"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AEP"
cik: "0000004904"
company_name: "AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC"
filed_at: "2025-01-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T09:29:38.326368+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AEP names Trevor Mihalik CFO effective Jan 20; current CFO Chuck Zebula to retire in March

## Summary
- Trevor Mihalik elected EVP & CFO effective Jan 20, 2025, succeeding Chuck Zebula.
- Mihalik receives $975k base salary, 100% short-term incentive target, and $3.8M long-term incentive target.
- Chuck Zebula transitions to Senior Advisor to CEO from Jan 20 until expected retirement in March 2025.
- Zebula's 18,171.515 RSUs from April 2024 vest upon retirement; no 2025 short-term incentive.
- Mihalik previously Group President at Sempra and held CFO and CAO roles there.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000004904-25-000005
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AEP
- cik: 0000004904
- company_name: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC
- filed_at: 2025-01-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490425000005/0000004904-25-000005-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490425000005/aep-20250102.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-25-000005
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-25-000005.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-25-000005.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Trevor I. Mihalik was elected as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On January 6, 2025, Trevor I. Mihalik was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (“AEP” or the “Company”) effective as of January 20, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490425000005/0000004904-25-000005-index.htm
- Executive change
  Charles E. Zebula changed role as Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer at AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC.
  - Action: transitioned
  - Role: Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Charles E. Zebula notified the Company that he will resign as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective January 19, 2025 and (ii) the transition of Charles E. Zebula to the role of Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer effective as of January 20, 2025 until his expected retirement from the Company in March 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490425000005/0000004904-25-000005-index.htm

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