--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001031296-23-000044" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "FE" cik: "0001031296" company_name: "FIRSTENERGY CORP" filed_at: "2023-05-24T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-14T15:31:31.420683+00:00" event_type: "leadership" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.4 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # FirstEnergy director Jesse Lynn departs; Brian Tierney appointed to board effective June 1 ## Summary - Jesse Lynn chose not to stand for re-election to FirstEnergy board at 2023 annual meeting due to reducing commitments. - Brian X. Tierney appointed to board effective June 1, 2023; previously named President and CEO. - Shareholders reelected 10 directors, ratified PwC, approved say-on-pay and annual frequency for advisory votes. - Management proposal to lower special meeting threshold approved; two shareholder proposals rejected. - Annual meeting held virtually; preliminary voting results subject to final certification. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001031296-23-000044 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: FE - cik: 0001031296 - company_name: FIRSTENERGY CORP - filed_at: 2023-05-24T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: leadership - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.4 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129623000044/0001031296-23-000044-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129623000044/fe-20230524.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001031296-23-000044 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001031296-23-000044.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001031296-23-000044.txt ## Key facts - Executive change Brian X. Tierney was appointed as Director at FIRSTENERGY CORP. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Also, on May 24, 2023, at the recommendation of the Corporate Governance, Corporate Responsibility and Political Oversight Committee, the Board appointed Mr. Brian X. Tierney as a director of the Company, effective June 1, 2023. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129623000044/0001031296-23-000044-index.htm - Executive change Jesse A. Lynn departed as Director at FIRSTENERGY CORP. - Action: not stand for re-election - Role: Director source text: On May 24, 2023, Jesse A. Lynn, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of FirstEnergy Corp. (the “Company”), provided notice to the Company that he would not stand for re-election as a member of the Board at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129623000044/0001031296-23-000044-index.htm - Shareholder Votes FIRSTENERGY CORP shareholders approved Approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes to approve named executive officer compensation. at the 2023-05-24 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-24 source text: Item 4 - Approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes to approve named executive officer compensation. Item 4 received the following vote: Number of Votes Every Year Every 2 Years Every 3 Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 468,727,650 1,831,498 5,522,864 2,211,955 39,207,114 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129623000044/0001031296-23-000044-index.htm - Shareholder Votes FIRSTENERGY CORP shareholders approved Approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation. at the 2023-05-24 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-24 source text: Item 3 – Approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation. Item 3 was approved and received the following vote: evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129623000044/0001031296-23-000044-index.htm - Shareholder Votes FIRSTENERGY CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal requiring shareholder ratification of executive termination pay. at the 2023-05-24 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-24 source text: Item 6 - Shareholder proposal requiring shareholder ratification of executive termination pay. Item 6 was not approved and received the following vote: evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129623000044/0001031296-23-000044-index.htm - Shareholder Votes FIRSTENERGY CORP shareholders approved Approve an amendment to the Amended and Restated Code of Regulations to reduce the percentage of shares required to call a special meeting of shareholders. at the 2023-05-24 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-24 source text: Item 5 – Approve an amendment to the Amended and Restated Code of Regulations to reduce the percentage of shares required to call a special meeting of shareholders. Item 5 was approved and received the following vote: evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129623000044/0001031296-23-000044-index.htm - Shareholder Votes FIRSTENERGY CORP shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-24 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-24 source text: Item 1 – The following persons were elected to the Company’s Board for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2024 and until their successors shall have been elected: evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129623000044/0001031296-23-000044-index.htm - Shareholder Votes FIRSTENERGY CORP shareholders approved Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2023 fiscal year. at the 2023-05-24 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-24 source text: Item 2 – Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2023 fiscal year. Item 2 was approved and received the following vote: evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129623000044/0001031296-23-000044-index.htm - Shareholder Votes FIRSTENERGY CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal requesting the formation of a new Board committee to oversee decarbonization risk. at the 2023-05-24 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-05-24 source text: Item 7 – Shareholder proposal requesting the formation of a new Board committee to oversee decarbonization risk. Item 7 was not approved and received the following vote. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129623000044/0001031296-23-000044-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.