---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000066756-25-000020"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0000066756"
company_name: "ALLETE INC"
filed_at: "2025-03-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T00:19:08.602530+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ALLETE promotes Jeff Scissons to CFO, replacing retiring Steven Morris

## Summary
- Scissons, 48, named VP, CFO and Corporate Treasurer effective March 11, 2025; succeeds Steven W. Morris.
- Morris announced retirement in January; will remain Sr. VP until retiring July 18, 2025.
- Scissons joined ALLETE in 2013; previously VP & Corporate Treasurer, led acquisition of New Energy Equity and divestiture of U.S. Water.
- He heads transition committee for ALLETE's acquisition by CPPIB and GIP.
- Scissons holds a finance degree from University of Minnesota Duluth; former academic All-American hockey player.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000066756-25-000020
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0000066756
- company_name: ALLETE INC
- filed_at: 2025-03-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66756/000006675625000020/0000066756-25-000020-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66756/000006675625000020/ale-20250311.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066756-25-000020
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066756-25-000020.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066756-25-000020.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jeffrey J. Scissons was appointed as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Treasurer at ALLETE INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Treasurer
  source text: On March 11, 2025, ALLETE, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Jeffrey J. Scissons has been named Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Treasurer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66756/000006675625000020/0000066756-25-000020-index.htm
- Executive change
  Steven W. Morris retired as Chief Financial Officer at ALLETE INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Mr. Scissons succeeds Steven W. Morris as Chief Financial Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66756/000006675625000020/0000066756-25-000020-index.htm

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