American Electric Power Company Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
American Electric Power Company's CEO is Bill Fehrman, appointed in Aug 2024, has a tenure of 1.25 years. total yearly compensation is $13.26M, comprised of 4.7% salary and 95.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.002% of the company’s shares, worth $1.40M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2 years and 3.8 years respectively.
Key information
Bill Fehrman
Chief executive officer
US$13.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 4.74% |
| CEO tenure | 1.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.002% |
| Management average tenure | 2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
American Electric Power: Growth Initiatives Could Lead To Attractive Returns
Oct 31American Electric Power Company (NASDAQ:AEP) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.95
Oct 29
Here's Why American Electric Power Company (NASDAQ:AEP) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Sep 03Earnings Beat: American Electric Power Company, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models
Aug 02
The Return Trends At American Electric Power Company (NASDAQ:AEP) Look Promising
Jul 03American Electric Power Company (NASDAQ:AEP) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt
May 24American Electric Power Company, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions
May 08Earnings Not Telling The Story For American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP)
Apr 21American Electric Power: EPS Up 31% In 2024 Earnings
Apr 07Estimating The Fair Value Of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP)
Apr 03American Electric Power Company's (NASDAQ:AEP) Returns Have Hit A Wall
Mar 16American Electric Power: Charge Up Your Portfolio With Durable Assets
Jan 26American Electric Power Company (NASDAQ:AEP) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky
Jan 25Market Participants Recognise American Electric Power Company, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AEP) Earnings
Jan 10American Electric Power: Light Up Your Income Portfolio With This Mission Critical Utility
Dec 22Is Now The Time To Put American Electric Power Company (NASDAQ:AEP) On Your Watchlist?
Dec 07American Electric Power: Efficiency Gains To Boost Earnings Growth (Buy)
Oct 14Load Growth To Drive Earnings At American Electric Power
Oct 07American Electric Power: A Reliable Dividend Play With Limited Upside
Aug 31American Electric Power: Buy This Underappreciated Dividend Growth Stock Now
Aug 14American Electric Power: Undervalued With Strong Dividend Growth
Jun 15American Electric Power: With The Updated Valuation, We Are Still Not Confident In Investing
May 13American Electric Power: Buy This Dividend Stock On Sale
Mar 19American Electric Power: Double-Digit Upside Potential With Interest Rate Cuts
Feb 06American Electric Power: Wonderful Stock At A Decent Price
Jan 29CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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$3b |
Compensation vs Market: Bill's total compensation ($USD13.26M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.46M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Bill's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Bill Fehrman (65 yo)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 1.3yrs | US$13.26m | 0.0022% $ 1.4m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Commercial Officer | 4.3yrs | US$3.90m | 0.00041% $ 261.7k | |
| Executive VP & CFO | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | 2.5yrs | no data | 0.00028% $ 178.8k | |
| Executive VP and Chief Information & Technology Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Compliance Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & General Counsel | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| VP & Chief Communications Officer | 1.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 4.3yrs | no data | 0.0025% $ 1.6m | |
| Senior Vice President of Generation Services | 21.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Nuclear Development | 3.3yrs | no data | 0.000040% $ 25.5k |
Experienced Management: AEP's management team is considered experienced (2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 1.3yrs | US$13.26m | 0.0022% $ 1.4m | |
| Independent Director | 6.2yrs | US$325.69k | 0.00047% $ 300.0k | |
| Independent Director | 3.8yrs | US$12.44m | 0.0067% $ 4.3m | |
| Independent Director | 13.3yrs | US$320.69k | 0.00019% $ 121.3k | |
| Independent Lead Director | 16.8yrs | US$500.69k | 0.00028% $ 178.8k | |
| Independent Director | 6.6yrs | US$302.35k | 0.00058% $ 370.3k | |
| Independent Director | 3.8yrs | US$312.35k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1.8yrs | US$275.70k | 0.000010% $ 6.4k | |
| Independent Director | 1.8yrs | US$275.70k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 2.3yrs | US$322.35k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 4.9yrs | US$320.69k | 0% $ 0 |
Experienced Board: AEP's board of directors are considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/11/07 13:19 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/11/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
American Electric Power Company, Inc. is covered by 31 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Jacob Kilstein | Argus Research Company |
| Daniel Ford | Barclays |
| Nicholas Campanella | Barclays |