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Issuer:     XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK:        0000072903
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000072903-21-000079
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Xcel Energy Executive Chairman Ben Fowke to retire Dec 31; CEO Frenzel to become Chairman
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- Ben Fowke notified Xcel Energy on Oct 25, 2021 that he will retire as Executive Chairman effective Dec 31, 2021.
- Fowke had stepped down as CEO in Aug 2021 and stayed on for a transition period focusing on national energy policy.
- Effective Dec 31, 2021, President and CEO Robert Frenzel will assume the additional role of Chairman of the Board.
- Frenzel has been Xcel Energy's President and CEO since Aug 2021 and will now lead the Board as well.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72903/000007290321000079/0000072903-21-000079-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72903/000007290321000079/xel-20211025.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072903-21-000079

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