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

Xcel Energy elects Maria Demaree to board, expanding it from 11 to 12 directors

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Xcel Energy's board elected Maria Demaree, a Lockheed Martin senior vice president and chief information officer, as a director effective December 17, 2025. The board increased its size from 11 to 12 seats and named her to the Audit Committee and the Operations, Nuclear, Environmental and Safety Committee, which adds a technology and cybersecurity executive to oversight roles.

Key points

  • Maria Demaree, 57, elected to the board effective December 17, 2025
  • Board size increased from 11 to 12 directors
  • Appointed to the Audit Committee and the Operations, Nuclear, Environmental and Safety Committee
  • Board determined she is independent; she will receive non-employee director compensation, prorated until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

The filing

CompanyXcel Energy (XEL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECDec 17, 2025, 4:09 PM ET
Accession number0000072903-25-000273

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:42 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 17, 2025.

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