---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001031296-23-000064"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FE"
cik: "0001031296"
company_name: "FIRSTENERGY CORP"
filed_at: "2023-11-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T22:28:17.730043+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FirstEnergy appoints Wade Smith as President of Utilities and Toby Thomas as COO

## Summary
- Wade Smith named President, FirstEnergy Utilities, effective Dec. 18, 2023.
- Toby Thomas named COO of FirstEnergy, effective Nov. 30, 2023.
- Smith previously COO of Puget Sound Energy; Thomas previously SVP at AEP.
- Compensation includes base salaries ($600k Thomas, $760k Smith) and hiring bonuses ($250k Thomas, $1.5M Smith).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001031296-23-000064
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FE
- cik: 0001031296
- company_name: FIRSTENERGY CORP
- filed_at: 2023-11-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129623000064/0001031296-23-000064-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129623000064/fe-20231110.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001031296-23-000064
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001031296-23-000064.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001031296-23-000064.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  A. Wade Smith was appointed as President, FirstEnergy Utilities at FIRSTENERGY CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President, FirstEnergy Utilities
  source text: On November 10, 2023, the Board also appointed A. Wade Smith to the position of President, FirstEnergy Utilities of the Company, effective as of December 18, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129623000064/0001031296-23-000064-index.htm
- Executive change
  Toby L. Thomas was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at FIRSTENERGY CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On November 10, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of FirstEnergy Corp. (the “Company”) appointed Toby L. Thomas to the position of Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective as of November 30, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129623000064/0001031296-23-000064-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.