John Wander Steps Down as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Talen Energy

John Wander left the role of General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Talen Energy on December 15, 2025, according to an SEC filing.

Talen Energy said John Wander, its General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, gave notice of his intent to retire at the end of June 2026. Under a transition and retirement agreement he will move to a Senior Advisor role following the May 2026 vesting of his 2023 performance stock units. (Source: an SEC filing.)

More legal leadership moves at Talen Energy

• John Wander Named General Counsel of Talen Energy (June 9, 2023)

Other general counsel moves in December 2025

• Mark Solls Steps Down as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Invitation Homes (December 31, 2025)
• Abby Jackson Named Chief Compliance Officer of Children’s Mercy Kansas City (December 30, 2025)
• Amy Smedley Named Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of Huntsman Corporation (December 30, 2025)
• Anthony Green Steps Down as Chief Legal Officer, Chief Corporate Officer and Secretary of Annaly Capital Management (December 29, 2025)
• Arthur R. McGivern Named Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Royalty Pharma (December 22, 2025)
• Caroline Pham Named Chief Legal Officer of MoonPay (December 19, 2025)
• Richard G. Erstad Steps Down as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Hawkins, Inc. (December 19, 2025)
• Rachel R. Eslicker Named Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Comfort Systems USA (December 19, 2025)

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Source: an SEC filing. InhouseBlog summarizes publicly reported general counsel moves and links to the original report.

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