---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-058353"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SR"
cik: "0001126956"
company_name: "SPIRE INC"
filed_at: "2025-04-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T05:40:24.673486+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Spire names Scott Doyle President and CEO, effective April 24, 2025

## Summary
- Scott Doyle, formerly COO, succeeds Steve Lindsey who was terminated without cause and resigned as director.
- Doyle previously led Spire's gas utilities serving 1.7M customers across AL, MO, MS.
- Prior to Spire, Doyle was EVP of Utility Operations at CenterPoint Energy, serving 7M customers.
- Board cites Doyle's industry expertise and operational excellence; strategy remains unchanged.
- Separation agreement with Lindsey and employment agreement with Doyle to be disclosed later.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-058353
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SR
- cik: 0001126956
- company_name: SPIRE INC
- filed_at: 2025-04-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126956/000095017025058353/0000950170-25-058353-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3146/000095017025058353/sr-20250425.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-058353
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-058353.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-058353.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Scott Doyle was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at SPIRE INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On April 24, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Spire Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Scott Doyle, currently the Chief Operating Officer of the Company and Chief Executive Officer of Spire Missouri Inc. and Spire Alabama Inc., as President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company effective April 24, 2025 (the “Transition Effective Date”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126956/000095017025058353/0000950170-25-058353-index.htm
- Executive change
  Steve Lindsey resigned as Director at SPIRE INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: resigned as a member of the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126956/000095017025058353/0000950170-25-058353-index.htm
- Executive change
  Scott Doyle was appointed as Director at SPIRE INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On April 24, 2025, the Board also appointed Mr. Doyle as a director to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his successor is elected and qualified, effective as of the Transition Effective Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126956/000095017025058353/0000950170-25-058353-index.htm
- Executive change
  Steve Lindsey departed as President and Chief Executive Officer at SPIRE INC.
  - Action: terminated without Cause and resigned
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Mr. Doyle will replace Steve Lindsey, whose employment as President and CEO of the Company was terminated without “Cause” (as defined under the Company’s Executive Severance Plan) and who resigned as a member of the Board, in each case, effective as of the Transition Effective Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126956/000095017025058353/0000950170-25-058353-index.htm

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