AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · FUELCELL ENERGY INC (FCEL)

FuelCell Energy Adds Peter Hopper to Board of Directors Effective October 26, 2026

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FuelCell Energy elected Peter Hopper, a digital infrastructure and investment executive, to its board effective October 26, 2026, after increasing the board to ten directors. He also joins the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee and the Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee, and the company says his data center and capital markets experience supports its power strategy for data centers.

Key points

  • Hopper receives an annual retainer of $75,000, prorated from October 26, 2026.
  • He is granted 2,231 restricted stock units that vest at the 2027 annual stockholder meeting.
  • Hopper is co-founder and managing director of Primary Digital Infrastructure and previously was a managing director at DigitalBridge.
  • The company announced the appointment in a press release dated October 28, 2026.

The filing

CompanyFUELCELL ENERGY INC (FCEL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 28, 2026, 7:35 AM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-119362

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

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