---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000107815-22-000105"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WEC"
cik: "0000783325"
company_name: "WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC."
filed_at: "2022-01-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T16:39:43.166294+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WEC Energy Group CEO-elect Scott Lauber named to Board; Fletcher resigns effective Feb 1

## Summary
- J. Kevin Fletcher resigns from Board effective Feb 1, 2022, ahead of June retirement; becomes Senior Adviser.
- Scott J. Lauber, incoming President and CEO effective Feb 1, elected to Board to fill vacancy.
- Lauber receives no additional compensation for his director role.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000107815-22-000105
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WEC
- cik: 0000783325
- company_name: WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-01-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000010781522000105/0000107815-22-000105-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000010781522000105/wec-20220120.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000107815-22-000105
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000107815-22-000105.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000107815-22-000105.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Scott J. Lauber was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC..
  - Action: assume
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: who will assume the roles of President and Chief Executive Officer of WEC Energy Group effective February 1, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000010781522000105/0000107815-22-000105-index.htm
- Executive change
  Scott J. Lauber was elected as Director at WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: The Board elected Scott J. Lauber, who will assume the roles of President and Chief Executive Officer of WEC Energy Group effective February 1, 2022, as a director
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000010781522000105/0000107815-22-000105-index.htm
- Executive change
  J. Kevin Fletcher resigned as Director at WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: he would be resigning from the Board effective February 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000010781522000105/0000107815-22-000105-index.htm

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