---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000072903-25-000050"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XEL"
cik: "0000072903"
company_name: "XCEL ENERGY INC"
filed_at: "2025-03-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T22:16:50.699321+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Xcel Energy COO Timothy O'Connor retiring; Sharp, Lamb appointed to new EVP roles

## Summary
- Timothy O'Connor to retire as EVP, COO effective May 1, 2025; will remain as advisor through August 21, 2025.
- Scott Sharp named EVP, Chief Generation Officer, adding Nuclear to his Energy Supply portfolio.
- Michael Lamb named EVP, Chief Delivery Officer, adding Major Projects to Customer Delivery group.
- Sharp and Lamb each have ~30+ years at Xcel; both will report to CEO Bob Frenzel and join Executive Committee.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000072903-25-000050
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XEL
- cik: 0000072903
- company_name: XCEL ENERGY INC
- filed_at: 2025-03-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72903/000007290325000050/0000072903-25-000050-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72903/000007290325000050/xel-20250225.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072903-25-000050
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072903-25-000050.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072903-25-000050.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Scott Sharp was appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Generation Officer at XCEL ENERGY INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Chief Generation Officer
  source text: Michael Lamb will begin serving as Executive Vice President, Chief Delivery Officer, and Scott Sharp will begin serving as Executive Vice President, Chief Generation Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72903/000007290325000050/0000072903-25-000050-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael Lamb was appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Delivery Officer at XCEL ENERGY INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Chief Delivery Officer
  source text: Michael Lamb will begin serving as Executive Vice President, Chief Delivery Officer, and Scott Sharp will begin serving as Executive Vice President, Chief Generation Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72903/000007290325000050/0000072903-25-000050-index.htm

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