---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-002897"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DUK"
cik: "0001326160"
company_name: "Duke Energy CORP"
filed_at: "2025-01-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T02:56:07.698062+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Duke Energy appoints Harry Sideris as CEO effective April 1, 2025; Lynn Good retires

## Summary
- Harry Sideris, current President, appointed CEO and board member effective April 1, 2025; succeeds Lynn Good.
- Lynn Good retires after 11 years as CEO; departure not due to any disagreement with company.
- Lead Independent Director Ted Craver appointed independent Chair of the Board, also effective April 1.
- Sideris compensation: base salary $1.3M, STI 150% of base, LTI 750% of base; change-in-control severance multiplier increased to 2.99x.
- Sideris is a 29-year company veteran; succession follows a multi-year comprehensive process.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-002897
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DUK
- cik: 0001326160
- company_name: Duke Energy CORP
- filed_at: 2025-01-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326160/000110465925002897/0001104659-25-002897-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326160/000110465925002897/tm253002d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-002897
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-002897.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-002897.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Theodore F. Craver, Jr. was appointed as Chair of the Board of Directors at Duke Energy CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chair of the Board of Directors
  source text: Lead Independent Director Theodore F. Craver, Jr. will step down as Lead Independent Director and be appointed independent Chair of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, effective April 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326160/000110465925002897/0001104659-25-002897-index.htm
- Executive change
  Harry K. Sideris was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at Duke Energy CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Mr. Harry K. Sideris was appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors of Duke Energy, effective April 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326160/000110465925002897/0001104659-25-002897-index.htm
- Executive change
  Lynn J. Good departed as Chief Executive Officer at Duke Energy CORP.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Lynn J. Good will retire as Chief Executive Officer of Duke Energy and Chair and Director of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, effective April 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326160/000110465925002897/0001104659-25-002897-index.htm

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