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Issuer:     AES CORP (AES)
CIK:        0000874761
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-16T20:19:34+00:00
Accession:  0000874761-26-000153
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AES's Bernerd Da Santos departs to join Fluence Energy as EVP & COO
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- Da Santos's employment and advisory roles at AES terminate effective Sept 14, 2026; he joined Fluence Energy as EVP & COO.
- He had transitioned in April 2026 from President US & Renewables to Chairman of AES Clean Energy Board and Senior Strategic Advisor.
- Separation Agreement grants 1x annualized base salary plus 2026 target bonus, pro-rata bonus, and retirement benefits per AES Severance Plan.
- Agreement includes customary confidentiality, non-solicitation, and non-disparagement covenants; full text to be filed with Q3 10-Q.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476126000153/0000874761-26-000153-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476126000153/aes-20260914.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000874761-26-000153

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