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

WEC Energy appoints Michael Hooper as executive VP and chief operating officer

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

WEC Energy's board appointed Michael Hooper as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective May 11, 2025, while he keeps his role as President of the Wisconsin Utilities and takes on presidencies at two more utility subsidiaries. The filing also says director Curt Culver left the board on May 8, 2025, and his unvested restricted stock vesting was accelerated.

Key points

  • Michael Hooper named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective May 11, 2025
  • Hooper's annual base salary rises by $24,000 to $713,000, prorated from May 11, 2025
  • Hooper's 2025 targets are 85% of base salary under the short-term plan and 190% under the long-term plan
  • Curt Culver completed his service as a director on May 8, 2025; about 1,707 restricted shares vest early

The filing

CompanyWEC Energy (WEC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 12, 2025, 9:00 AM ET
Accession number0000107815-25-000189

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:30 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits 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 May 12, 2025.

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