Empowering Excellence
AEP's Board of Directors works closely with our leadership team to ensure we continually meet or exceed the highest standards of performance, innovation, ethics and service.
Benjamin Fowke, III
Former Interim President and CEO of AEP and Retired CEO and Chairman of Xcel Energy
Director Since 2022
Age: 66
Art Garcia
Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ryder System, Inc.
Director Since 2019
Age: 63
Sandra Beach Lin
Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Calisolar Inc.
Director Since 2012
Age: 68
Henry Linginfelter
Retired Executive Vice President of Southern Company Gas
Director Since 2024
Age: 64
Margaret McCarthy
Retired Executive Vice President, Technology Integration of CVS Health
Director Since 2019
Age: 71
Joseph G. Sauvage
Retired Vice Chairman and Chairman, Global Power, Utilities, and Renewables, Citigroup Inc.
Director Since 2025
Age: 72
Daryl Roberts
Senior Vice President and Chief Operations & Engineering Officer of DuPont de Nemours Inc.
Director Since 2020
Age: 56
Lewis "Lou" Von Thaer
President and Chief Executive Officer of Battelle Memorial Institute
Director Since 2022
Age: 64