---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000874761-23-000051"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AES"
cik: "0000874761"
company_name: "AES CORP"
filed_at: "2023-06-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T22:07:18.233089+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AES elects former DTE Energy CEO Gerard M. Anderson to board, effective July 17

## Summary
- Gerard M. Anderson, former Executive Chairman and CEO of DTE Energy, elected to AES board effective July 17, 2023.
- Anderson also served as Chairman of Edison Electric Institute and is a non-executive director of The Andersons, Inc.
- He will receive standard non-employee director compensation plus initial equity grant of $40,000 in deferred stock units.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000874761-23-000051
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AES
- cik: 0000874761
- company_name: AES CORP
- filed_at: 2023-06-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476123000051/0000874761-23-000051-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476123000051/a8-kjune202023.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000874761-23-000051
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000874761-23-000051.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000874761-23-000051.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gerard M. Anderson was elected as Director at AES CORP.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: elected Mr. Gerard M. Anderson to the Board, effective July 17, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476123000051/0000874761-23-000051-index.htm

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