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accession: "0000066756-25-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0000066756"
company_name: "ALLETE INC"
filed_at: "2025-01-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T12:10:46.285342+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ALLETE CFO Steven W. Morris to retire July 18, 2025

## Summary
- Steven W. Morris, age 63, plans to retire from his role as Senior Vice President and CFO.
- Morris has served as principal financial and accounting officer since 2022; previously VP & CAO (2016) and Controller (2014-2021).
- He will remain with ALLETE until July 18, 2025 to ensure an orderly transition.
- No successor has been named; the company has not announced a search timeline.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000066756-25-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0000066756
- company_name: ALLETE INC
- filed_at: 2025-01-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66756/000006675625000004/0000066756-25-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66756/000006675625000004/ale-20250124.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066756-25-000004
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066756-25-000004.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066756-25-000004.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Steven W. Morris retired as Chief Financial Officer at ALLETE INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On January 24, 2025, ALLETE, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the planned retirement of Steven W. Morris, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66756/000006675625000004/0000066756-25-000004-index.htm

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