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Issuer:     NRG ENERGY, INC. (NRG)
CIK:        0001013871
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-001602
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

NRG Energy appoints Robert Gaudette as President, CEO effective April 30, 2026
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- 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.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013871/000110465926001602/0001104659-26-001602-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013871/000110465926001602/tm261967d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-001602

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