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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Duke Energy (DUK)

Duke Energy names Abigail Motsinger chief accounting officer; Cynthia Lee retiring

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Duke Energy announced that Cynthia S. Lee, Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, will retire effective December 31, 2026, moving to an advisor role on March 1, 2026. Abigail L. Motsinger, currently Vice President, Investor Relations, will succeed her as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller effective March 1, 2026. The filing describes this as an internal finance leadership transition and does not report any change to financial results.

Key points

  • Abigail L. Motsinger, 42, appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller effective March 1, 2026
  • Cynthia S. Lee to become an advisor on March 1, 2026, and retire December 31, 2026
  • Motsinger's annual base salary set at $408,361, with a short-term incentive of 50% and a long-term incentive of 95% of base salary
  • Mike Switzer will assume Motsinger's investor relations responsibilities while keeping his corporate development leadership

The filing

CompanyDuke Energy (DUK)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECDec 12, 2025, 8:30 AM ET
Accession number0001104659-25-120496

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on December 12, 2025.

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