---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000004904-26-000048"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AEP"
cik: "0000004904"
company_name: "AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC"
filed_at: "2026-07-21T12:28:34+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-21T12:30:12.958278+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AEP elects David S. Marriott and Charles J. Meyers to board of directors

## Summary
- David S. Marriott (Marriott International Chairman) and Charles J. Meyers (Equinix Executive Chairman) elected effective July 20, 2026.
- Marriott appointed to Audit and Technology Committees; Meyers to Nominating, Governance & Compensation and Nuclear Oversight Committees.
- Both directors are independent under NASDAQ and SEC rules; terms run until 2027 annual meeting.
- As non-employee directors, they will receive standard compensation per board-approved policies.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000004904-26-000048
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AEP
- cik: 0000004904
- company_name: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC
- filed_at: 2026-07-21T12:28:34+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490426000048/0000004904-26-000048-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490426000048/aep-20260720.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-26-000048
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-26-000048.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-26-000048.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Charles J. Meyers was elected as Director at AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 20, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (the “Company”) elected David S. Marriott and Charles J. Meyers to serve as directors of the Company effective July 20, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490426000048/0000004904-26-000048-index.htm
- Executive change
  David S. Marriott was elected as Director at AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 20, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (the “Company”) elected David S. Marriott and Charles J. Meyers to serve as directors of the Company effective July 20, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490426000048/0000004904-26-000048-index.htm

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