Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 8, 2020, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (the "Company") elected Daryl Roberts to serve as a director of the Company effective December 9, 2020. Mr. Roberts' initial term as a director will continue until the 2021 annual meeting of shareholders.

Mr. Roberts has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Operations and Engineering Officer of DuPont de Nemours, Inc. since 2018. Prior to that he served as an officer of Arkema S.A.

The Board has determined that Mr. Roberts is an "independent" director under the Company's Principles of Corporate Governance and the independence requirements of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, as well as the applicable rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

As a non-employee director, Mr. Roberts will receive the same compensation paid to other non-employee directors of the Company in accordance with the policies and procedures previously approved by the Board for non-employee directors.

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