What they were paid
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER Director Compensation Table · all 4 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $45,833 | $56,667 | $0 | $685 | $103,185 |
| FY2024 | $140,000 | $170,000 | — | $685 | $310,685 |
| FY2023 | $132,500 | $170,000 | $0 | $632 | $303,132 |
| FY2022 | $62,500 | $81,500 | — | $555 | $144,555 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC DEF 14A filed March 18, 2026, accession 0000004904-26-000022, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC filed document, accession 0000004904-26-000022. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 18, 2026.
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$103,185 Donna A. James, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of March 18, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER pays directors a $130,000 cash retainer and $170,000 in AEP stock units.
The rest of the AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Art A. Garcia | Independent Director | $325,685 |
| Ben Fowke | Independent Director | $323,185 |
| Daniel G. Stoddard | Independent Director | $323,185 |
| Daryl Roberts | Independent Director | $305,685 |
| Henry P. Linginfelter | Independent Director | $300,685 |
| Hunter C. Gary | Independent Director | $300,685 |
| Joseph G. Sauvage | Independent Director | $225,685 |
| Lewis Von Thaer | Independent Director | $320,685 |
| Margaret M. McCarthy | Independent Director | $300,685 |
| Sandra Beach Lin | Independent Director | $320,685 |
| Sara M. Tucker | Chair of the Board | $684,018 |
| William J. Fehrman | Director | — |
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