{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000950170-23-000368","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"AVA","cik":"0000104918","company_name":"AVISTA CORP","filed_at":"2023-01-09T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:43.663891+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-20T17:27:10.052707+00:00","sec_items":["5.02"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.3,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.3,"confidence":"high","headline":"Avista Corp. Lead Director Kristianne Blake not standing for re-election, retiring May 11, 2023","bullets":["Kristianne Blake, Lead Director and Chair of Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee, to retire effective May 11, 2023.","Blake decided not to stand for re-election, citing personal reasons; no disagreements with the company.","Blake also serves on the Audit and Executive Committees of the board.","Company has not yet announced a successor for her roles."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-000368","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-000368.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-000368.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-000368.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104918/000095017023000368/0000950170-23-000368-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104918/000095017023000368/ava-20230104.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-20T17:27:10.052707+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"1685b2daa7","claim":"Kristianne Blake departed as Lead Director at AVISTA CORP.","evidence_excerpt":"On January 4, 2023, Kristianne Blake, a member of the Board of Directors of Avista Corporation (Avista Corp. or the Company), notified the Company that she has decided not to stand for re-election in 2023, and will retire from the Board effective May 11, 2023, the end of her term.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104918/000095017023000368/0000950170-23-000368-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"retire"},{"label":"Role","value":"Lead Director"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}