{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001104659-26-001602","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"NRG","cik":"0001013871","company_name":"NRG ENERGY, INC.","filed_at":"2026-01-07T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:34.399104+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-16T11:18:21.004350+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.7,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.7,"confidence":"high","headline":"NRG Energy appoints Robert Gaudette as President, CEO effective April 30, 2026","bullets":["Robert Gaudette named President effective Jan 6 and CEO at the 2026 Annual Meeting (April 30).","Lawrence Coben steps down as President, remains CEO/Chair through April 30, then advisor for 2026.","Antonio Carrillo appointed Chair of the Board effective April 30, 2026.","Gaudette has 25 years at NRG; currently EVP of NRG Business and Wholesale Operations.","CEO departure is planned, not due to any disagreement with company policies or operations."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-001602","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-001602.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-001602.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-001602.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013871/000110465926001602/0001104659-26-001602-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013871/000110465926001602/tm261967d1_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-16T11:18:21.004350+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}