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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-081489"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001085392"
company_name: "PUGET ENERGY INC /WA"
filed_at: "2025-04-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T14:12:26.002814+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Puget Energy appoints Bertrand Valdman as director; Scott Armstrong to retire Sep 30, 2025

## Summary
- Bertrand Valdman appointed to boards of Puget Energy and Puget Sound Energy effective April 10, 2025.
- Valdman brings 35 years energy industry experience, formerly EVP, COO, CFO of Puget Sound Energy.
- Scott Armstrong to retire from boards and committees effective September 30, 2025; no disagreements.
- Valdman's director compensation aligns with standard non-employee independent director schedule (2024 10-K).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-081489
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001085392
- company_name: PUGET ENERGY INC /WA
- filed_at: 2025-04-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1085392/000119312525081489/0001193125-25-081489-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81100/000119312525081489/d894791d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-081489
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-081489.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-081489.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Scott Armstrong departed as Director at PUGET ENERGY INC /WA.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: Scott Armstrong provided notice of his intent to retire from the Boards and as a member of the applicable Board committees on which he serves, effective September 30, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1085392/000119312525081489/0001193125-25-081489-index.htm
- Executive change
  Bertrand (Bert) A. Valdman was appointed as Director at PUGET ENERGY INC /WA.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Boards of Directors (the “Boards”) of Puget Energy, Inc. and Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (together, the “Companies”) appointed Bertrand (Bert) A. Valdman as a director of the Companies.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1085392/000119312525081489/0001193125-25-081489-index.htm

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