---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000107815-22-000299"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WEC"
cik: "0000783325"
company_name: "WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC."
filed_at: "2022-10-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T02:07:05.976142+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WEC Energy Group expands board to 12, elects Ave M. Bie effective Jan 1, 2023

## Summary
- Board increased from 11 to 12; Ave M. Bie elected to fill vacancy effective Jan 1, 2023.
- Ms. Bie is a partner at Quarles & Brady, retiring at end of 2022; previously chair of Wisconsin Public Service Commission.
- She also serves as vice chair of NYISO board; not yet assigned to any Board committees.
- Compensation under standard non-employee director program as described in March 2022 proxy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000107815-22-000299
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WEC
- cik: 0000783325
- company_name: WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-10-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000010781522000299/0000107815-22-000299-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000010781522000299/wec-20221020.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000107815-22-000299
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000107815-22-000299.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000107815-22-000299.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ave M. Bie was elected as Director at WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: elected Ave M. Bie to fill the vacancy, effective January 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000010781522000299/0000107815-22-000299-index.htm

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