---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-100867"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ES"
cik: "0000072741"
company_name: "EVERSOURCE ENERGY"
filed_at: "2022-09-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T09:14:31.160560+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# James J. Judge to Retire as Executive Chairman; Joseph R. Nolan Jr. to Succeed as Chairman

## Summary
- James J. Judge, Executive Chairman, will retire from the board effective December 31, 2022.
- Joseph R. Nolan Jr., President and CEO, elected Chairman of the Board and Chair of Executive Committee, effective same date.
- Jay S. Buth, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, temporarily unavailable; John M. Moreira appointed interim principal accounting officer.
- Judge served as Executive Chairman since May 2021 after roles including President, CEO, and CFO over a 45-year career.
- Nolan's appointment is part of a long-standing succession plan; he has 35 years of experience at Eversource.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-100867
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ES
- cik: 0000072741
- company_name: EVERSOURCE ENERGY
- filed_at: 2022-09-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72741/000110465922100867/0001104659-22-100867-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72741/000110465922100867/tm2226022d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-100867
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-100867.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-100867.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James J. Judge departed as Executive Chairman at EVERSOURCE ENERGY.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Executive Chairman
  source text: James J. Judge, Executive Chairman of the Board of Trustees, will retire as Executive Chairman of the Board and as a Trustee, effective as of December 31, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72741/000110465922100867/0001104659-22-100867-index.htm
- Executive change
  Joseph R. Nolan, Jr. was appointed as Chairman of the Board at EVERSOURCE ENERGY.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: The Board elected Joseph R. Nolan, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer and a Trustee, as Chairman of the Board of Trustees and also appointed Mr. Nolan as Chair of the Executive Committee of the Board, effective as of December 31, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72741/000110465922100867/0001104659-22-100867-index.htm
- Executive change
  John M. Moreira was appointed as Interim principal accounting officer at EVERSOURCE ENERGY.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim principal accounting officer
  source text: The Board appointed John M. Moreira, currently Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, to serve as the principal accounting officer on an interim basis.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72741/000110465922100867/0001104659-22-100867-index.htm

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