---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-063625"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EVRG"
cik: "0001711269"
company_name: "Evergy, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-03-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T00:37:59.988720+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Evergy Chairman Mark Ruelle to retire; CEO David Campbell to succeed as Chairman

## Summary
- Mark Ruelle will not stand for re-election and retires from Board and Chairman role on May 7, 2024.
- President & CEO David Campbell assumes Chairman of the Board effective May 7, 2024.
- Ruelle will continue as Chairman and on the Nuclear, Power Supply & Environmental Committee until the annual meeting.
- Ruelle stated his decision was not due to any disagreement with the company.
- Company thanked Ruelle for over 30 years of service.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-063625
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EVRG
- cik: 0001711269
- company_name: Evergy, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-03-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1711269/000119312524063625/0001193125-24-063625-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1711269/000119312524063625/d764748d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-063625
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-063625.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-063625.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mark A. Ruelle departed as Chairman of the Board at Evergy, Inc..
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: On March 6, 2024, Mark A. Ruelle notified Evergy, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision not to stand for re-election to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) at the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders, and will retire from the Board and from the role of Chairman of the Board, effective at the end of his term on May 7, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1711269/000119312524063625/0001193125-24-063625-index.htm
- Executive change
  David Campbell was appointed as Chairman of the Board at Evergy, Inc..
  - Action: assume
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: David Campbell, the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board will assume the role of Chairman of the Board, effective May 7, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1711269/000119312524063625/0001193125-24-063625-index.htm

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