Leadership change at NextEra (NYSE: NEE) as Bores becomes FPL CEO
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
NextEra Energy announced a planned leadership succession at its Florida Power & Light (FPL) subsidiary. On May 15, 2026, Armando Pimentel, Jr., FPL’s Chief Executive Officer and a named executive officer of NextEra Energy, resigned from the FPL CEO role effective May 18, 2026 and was appointed Vice Chairman of NextEra Energy, also effective that date.
Effective May 18, 2026, Scott Bores, currently President of FPL, will succeed Mr. Pimentel as Chief Executive Officer of FPL. The company describes these moves as part of a planned leadership succession process, indicating an orderly transition rather than an abrupt change.
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NextEra outlines an orderly CEO transition at FPL while elevating the outgoing leader.
The filing describes a planned succession in which Armando Pimentel, Jr. steps down as Chief Executive Officer of Florida Power & Light and becomes Vice Chairman of NextEra Energy, effective May 18, 2026. Elevating him to vice chair preserves senior leadership continuity.
At the same time, Scott Bores moves from President to Chief Executive Officer of FPL, consolidating leadership at the utility level. Because the change is framed as part of a “planned leadership succession process,” it appears structured rather than reactive, with no financial or strategic shifts detailed in the excerpt.
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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| Florida Power & Light Company | None |
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SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(b) As part of a planned leadership succession process, on May 15, 2026, Armando Pimentel, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) and a named executive officer of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE), resigned from such position effective May 18, 2026 and was appointed Vice Chairman of NEE effective May 18, 2026.
SECTION 8 – OTHER EVENTS
Item 8.01 Other Events
The information set forth under Item 5.02(b) of this report is incorporated by reference in this Item 8.01.
Effective May 18, 2026, Scott Bores, currently serving as President of FPL, will succeed Mr. Pimentel as Chief Executive Officer of FPL.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 18, 2026
| NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| CHARLES E. SIEVING | ||
| Charles E. Sieving | ||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Legal, Environmental and | ||
| Federal Regulatory Affairs Officer | ||
| FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| CHARLES E. SIEVING | ||
| Charles E. Sieving | ||
| Executive Vice President |
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