---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001466593-22-000054"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OTTR"
cik: "0001466593"
company_name: "Otter Tail Corp"
filed_at: "2022-09-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T07:41:09.078001+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director James Stake not standing for reelection, will retire at 2023 annual meeting

## Summary
- James B. Stake notified Otter Tail on Sept 21, 2022, of his intention to retire from the board.
- His current term expires at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; he will not stand for reelection.
- Stake's decision is not the result of any disagreement with the company's operations, policies, or procedures.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001466593-22-000054
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OTTR
- cik: 0001466593
- company_name: Otter Tail Corp
- filed_at: 2022-09-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1466593/000146659322000054/0001466593-22-000054-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1466593/000146659322000054/ottr-20220921.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001466593-22-000054
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001466593-22-000054.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001466593-22-000054.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James B. Stake departed as Director at Otter Tail Corp.
  - Action: not stand for reelection and retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: On September 21, 2022, James B. Stake notified Otter Tail Corporation (the “Company”) of his intention to not stand for reelection and instead retire from the Company’s Board of Directors effective at the conclusion of his current term, which expires at the time of the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1466593/000146659322000054/0001466593-22-000054-index.htm

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