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American Electric Power CO Executive Compensation (FY25)

AEP · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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William Fehrman
Median of the other named officers
$5,465,229
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 28, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Chief executive total compensation — William Fehrman: $13,257,022 → $36,601,524 (176.1% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 96.4% → 82.5% (13.9 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 105:1 → 261:1 (148.6% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is American Electric Power CO's chief executive and what were they paid?
William Fehrman, Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $36,601,524 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $13,257,022 reported for fiscal 2024, Fehrman's total was 176.1% higher.
What was American Electric Power CO's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 82.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 28, 2026.
Which companies are in American Electric Power CO's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names 3M Company, CenterPoint Energy, Inc., Consolidated Edison, Inc., Constellation Energy Corporation and Delta Air Lines, Inc., among others. The additional disclosed peer group includes AES Corp, Alliant Energy Corp, Ameren Corp, CenterPoint Energy Inc and CMS Energy Corp, among others. Companies named in the TSR Peer Group include Alliant Energy Corp, Ameren Corp, CMS Energy Corp, Evergy Inc and Pinnacle West Capital Corp, among others.
What is American Electric Power CO's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 261:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $140,432.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Nicholas Akins
Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Julia Sloat
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Lisa Barton
Former Exec. Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇——◇◇◇
David Feinberg
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Charles Zebula
Executive Vice President - Portfolio Optimization
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Paul Chodak
Executive Vice President - Generation
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ann Kelly
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Julia Sloat
Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Nicholas Akins
Former Executive Chair of the Board
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Charles Zebula
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Ann Kelly
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇———◇◇
David Feinberg
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Christian Beam
Executive Vice President - Energy Services
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Peggy Simmons
Executive Vice President - Utilities
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Fehrman
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Ben Fowke
Former Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Greg Hall
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Charles Zebula
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
David Feinberg
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Therace Risch
Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Julia Sloat
Former Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇————◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Fehrman
Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Trevor Mihalik
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Douglas Cannon
President - AEP Transmission
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Berntsen
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Alicia Knapp
President - Nuclear Development
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Charles Zebula
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Advisor
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇——◇◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Alicia R. KnappRSU◇——◇——◇
Alicia R. KnappPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Alicia R. KnappRSU◇——◇——◇
Charles E. ZebulaRSU◇——◇——◇
Douglas A. CannonRSU◇——◇——◇
Douglas A. CannonPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Douglas A. CannonRSU◇——◇——◇
Robert B. BerntsenRSU◇——◇——◇
Robert B. BerntsenRSU◇——◇——◇
Robert B. BerntsenPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Trevor I. MihalikRSU◇——◇——◇
Trevor I. MihalikPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Trevor I. MihalikRSU◇——◇——◇
Trevor I. MihalikRSU◇——◇——◇
William J. FehrmanPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
William J. FehrmanRSU◇——◇——◇
William J. FehrmanPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
William J. FehrmanRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
William FehrmanPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Trevor MihalikRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Alicia KnappPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Douglas CannonRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Charles ZebulaPSU◇◇——
Robert BerntsenPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Alicia Knapp
President - Nuclear Development · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Douglas Cannon
President - AEP Transmission · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Robert Berntsen
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Trevor Mihalik
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
William Fehrman
Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sara M. Tucker
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Art A. Garcia
◇◇———◇◇
Ben Fowke
◇◇———◇◇
Daniel G. Stoddard
◇◇———◇◇
Sandra Beach Lin
◇◇———◇◇
Lewis Von Thaer
◇◇———◇◇
Daryl Roberts
◇◇———◇◇
Henry P. Linginfelter
◇◇———◇◇
Margaret M. McCarthy
◇◇———◇◇
Hunter C. Gary
◇◇———◇◇
Joseph G. Sauvage
◇◇———◇◇
Donna A. James
◇◇———◇◇
William J. Fehrman served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as AEP stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • 3M Company MMM
  • CenterPoint Energy, Inc. CNP
  • Consolidated Edison, Inc. ED
  • Constellation Energy Corporation CEG
  • Delta Air Lines, Inc. DAL
  • Dominion Energy, Inc. D
  • DTE Energy Company DTE
  • Duke Energy Corporation DUK
  • Edison International EIX
  • Entergy Corporation ETR
  • Eversource Energy ES
  • Exelon Corporation EXC
  • FirstEnergy Corp. FE
  • General Dynamics Corporation GD
  • NextEra Energy, Inc. NEE
  • Northrop Grumman Corporation NOC
  • PG&E Corporation PCG
  • PPL Corporation PPL
  • PSEG Incorporated symbol not shown
  • Sempra SRE
  • The AES Corporation AES
  • The Sherwin-Williams Company SHW
  • The Southern Company SO
  • Waste Management, Inc. WM
  • Xcel Energy Inc. XEL
Additional disclosed peer group
  • AES Corp AES
  • Alliant Energy Corp LNT
  • Ameren Corp AEE
  • CenterPoint Energy Inc CNP
  • CMS Energy Corp CMS
  • Consolidated Edison Inc ED
  • Constellation Energy Corporation CEG
  • Dominion Resources Inc D
  • DTE Energy DTE
  • Duke Energy DUK
  • Entergy ETR
  • Evergy Inc EVRG
  • Eversource Energy ES
  • Exelon EXC
  • First Energy symbol not shown
  • NextEra Energy XIFR
  • PG&E Corp PCG
  • Pinnacle West Capital Corp PNW
  • PPL Corp. PPL
  • Public Service Enterprise Group PEG
  • Sempra SRE
  • Southern Co. SO
  • Xcel Energy XEL
TSR Peer Group
  • Alliant Energy Corp LNT
  • Ameren Corp AEE
  • CMS Energy Corp CMS
  • Evergy Inc EVRG
  • Pinnacle West Capital Corp PNW
  • Wisconsin Energy Corp WEC

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 28, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 29, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 25, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 26, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 20, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 21, 2020=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000004904-26-000026
    Proposal 5 The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation as set forth below: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
  2. 0000004904-26-000022
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards for 2025 · and 2 more sections
  3. 0000004904-25-000055
    Proposal 3 The Company’s shareholders approved the advisory vote on executive compensation as set forth below: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
  4. 0000004904-25-000043
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000004904-24-000034
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000004904-24-000023
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 · Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000004904-23-000056
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0000004904-23-000037
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0000004904-22-000056
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0000004904-21-000027
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0000004904-20-000039
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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