---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001039828-23-000049"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ANG-PD"
cik: "0001039828"
company_name: "American National Group Inc."
filed_at: "2023-04-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T05:39:23.316553+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Equity elects Michael E. Hayes to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Michael E. Hayes elected to Board for term expiring at 2023 annual meeting; will stand for re-election.
- Hayes qualifies as independent under NYSE rules; committee assignments to be determined later.
- Background: 20-year Navy SEAL officer, Bronze Star recipient, former COO of Bridgewater Associates and VMware.
- Non-management director compensation: $25,000 quarterly cash fee plus ~$140,000 annual restricted stock grant.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001039828-23-000049
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ANG-PD
- cik: 0001039828
- company_name: American National Group Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-04-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1039828/000103982823000049/0001039828-23-000049-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1039828/000103982823000049/ael-20230403.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001039828-23-000049
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001039828-23-000049.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001039828-23-000049.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael E. Hayes was elected as Director at American National Group Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On April 3, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (the “Company”) elected Michael E. Hayes to the Board of Directors for an initial term expiring at the 2023 annual shareholder meeting, at which time he will stand for re-election.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1039828/000103982823000049/0001039828-23-000049-index.htm

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