---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-007739"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVB"
cik: "0000915912"
company_name: "AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC"
filed_at: "2024-01-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T16:18:42.494527+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AvalonBay announces EVP appointment, retirement plans for two finance leaders in 2025

## Summary
- Alaine Walsh promoted to EVP – Human Capital and Administration; joins Management Operating Committee.
- Joanne Lockridge (EVP Capital Markets) to retire Jan 1, 2025; Michael Simel promoted to SVP Capital Markets.
- Keri Shea (PAO) to retire Jan 1, 2025; Sean Willson (SVP Corporate Controller) to become PAO.
- Successors will report to CFO Kevin O’Shea; transitions part of planned succession.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-007739
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVB
- cik: 0000915912
- company_name: AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC
- filed_at: 2024-01-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915912/000110465924007739/0001104659-24-007739-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915912/000110465924007739/tm243925d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-007739
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-007739.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-007739.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Keri A. Shea departed as Senior Vice President – Finance and Treasurer at AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Senior Vice President – Finance and Treasurer
  source text: Keri A. Shea, Senior Vice President – Finance and Treasurer of AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (the “Company”), who is designated as the Company’s principal accounting officer (“PAO”), informed the Company that she will be retiring from the Company effective January 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915912/000110465924007739/0001104659-24-007739-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sean T. Willson was appointed as Principal Accounting Officer at AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Principal Accounting Officer
  source text: Sean T. Willson, currently Senior Vice President – Corporate Controller, will serve as the Company’s designated PAO upon Ms. Shea’s retirement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/915912/000110465924007739/0001104659-24-007739-index.htm

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