American Electric Power Company's CEO is Bill Fehrman, appointed in Aug 2024, has a tenure of 1.75 years. total yearly compensation is $36.60M, comprised of 4.1% salary and 95.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.004% of the company’s shares, worth €2.32M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.8 years and 4.8 years respectively.
Key information
Bill Fehrman
Chief executive officer
US$36.6m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
4.11%
CEO tenure
1.8yrs
CEO ownership
0.004%
Management average tenure
1.8yrs
Board average tenure
4.8yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Bill Fehrman's remuneration changed compared to American Electric Power Company's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
US$4b
Dec 31 2025
US$37m
US$2m
US$4b
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$4b
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$4b
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
US$3b
Dec 31 2024
US$13m
US$629k
US$3b
Compensation vs Market: Bill's total compensation ($USD36.60M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Italian market ($USD3.92M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Bill's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Bill Fehrman (65 yo)
1.8yrs
Tenure
US$36,601,524
Compensation
Mr. William J. Fehrman, also known as Bill, is CEO, President & Chairman of the Board of AEP Generating Company. Mr. Fehrman has been President & Chief Executive Officer of American Electric Power since Au...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
William Fehrman
Chairman
1.8yrs
US$36.60m
0.0038% € 2.3m
Trevor Mihalik
Executive VP & CFO
1.3yrs
US$13.48m
0.0032% € 1.9m
Robert Berntsen
Executive VP
less than a year
US$5.47m
0.00021% € 129.1k
Alicia Knapp
President of Nuclear Development
less than a year
US$4.37m
0.00019% € 116.8k
Douglas Cannon
President of AEP Transmission
less than a year
US$6.69m
0.0011% € 658.0k
Kate Dixon
Senior VP
3yrs
no data
0.0015% € 922.4k
Johannes Eckert
Executive VP and Chief Information & Technology Officer
less than a year
no data
0.000090% € 55.3k
Darcy Reese
Vice President of Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Chris Brathwaite
VP & Chief Communications Officer
2yrs
no data
no data
Phillip Ulrich
Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer
4.8yrs
no data
0.0078% € 4.8m
Quinton Lies
Executive Vice President of Nuclear Operations
3.8yrs
no data
0.000040% € 24.6k
Jeffery LaFleur
Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations
9.3yrs
no data
no data
1.8yrs
Average Tenure
54.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 1AEP's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
William Fehrman
Chairman
1.8yrs
US$36.60m
0.0038% € 2.3m
Art Garcia
Independent Director
6.7yrs
US$325.69k
0.00046% € 282.9k
Benjamin Gwynn Fowke
Independent Director
4.3yrs
US$323.19k
0.0048% € 2.9m
Sandra Lin
Independent Director
13.8yrs
US$320.69k
0.00019% € 116.8k
Sara Alicia Tucker
Independent Lead Director
17.3yrs
US$684.02k
0.00028% € 172.2k
Margaret McCarthy
Independent Director
7.1yrs
US$300.69k
0.00057% € 350.5k
Lewis Von Thaer
Independent Director
4.3yrs
US$320.69k
0% € 0
Joseph Sauvage
Independent Director
1.1yrs
US$225.69k
0% € 0
Daniel Stoddard
Independent Director
2.8yrs
US$323.19k
0% € 0
Daryl Roberts
Independent Director
5.4yrs
US$305.69k
0% € 0
4.8yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 1AEP's board of directors are considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/25 21:36
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/25 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
American Electric Power Company, Inc. is covered by 32 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.