PG&E Bolsters Wildfire Leadership Team and Adds New Electric Distribution Leader
July 10 2018 - 4:45PM
Business Wire
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced new
and expanded responsibilities for a current officer and the
appointment of a new vice president within the company’s Electric
Operations organization. Barry Anderson, current vice president,
Electric Distribution, has been asked to lead the company’s newly
formed Wildfire Resiliency and Emergency Management group within
Electric Operations. The new group will encompass the company’s
multi-faceted Community Wildfire Safety Program, Vegetation
Management and enterprise-wide Emergency Preparedness and
Response.
PG&E also announced the appointment of Michael Lewis as vice
president, Electric Distribution Operations. Lewis joins PG&E
from Duke Energy, where he was formerly Chief Distribution Officer.
Both positions will report to Pat Hogan, senior vice president,
Electric Operations, and are effective August 1, 2018.
In his new role, Anderson will have responsibility for
overseeing the company’s wildfire prevention and response efforts,
longer-term grid resiliency initiatives; system-wide vegetation
management; and emergency preparedness and response for the
company. In Lewis’ new role at PG&E, he will oversee electric
distribution operations across the company’s 70,000 square mile
service area.
"These leadership moves not only help bolster our current team,
but they also put the right leaders in the right places to help us
deliver reliable energy to our customers while helping to keep them
and their communities safe. We welcome Michael to PG&E and know
that he and Barry will both bring a safety-first mindset to their
new roles," said Geisha Williams, CEO and President of PG&E
Corporation, the parent company of Pacific Gas and Electric
Company.
Anderson joined PG&E in 2011 and was promoted to vice
president in 2013. Since joining PG&E, he has held several
roles of increasing responsibility at the company. Prior to
PG&E, Anderson had extensive experience in many areas of the
electric delivery business. He served 28 years at Florida Power
& Light Company in various leadership roles of increasing
responsibility. He received a bachelor's degree in Mechanical
Engineering from Michigan State University and an MBA from Nova
Southeastern University. He is a graduate of MIT's Reactor
Technology Course for Utility Executives. Anderson serves on the
California Earthquake Early Warning Advisory Board, appointed by
Governor Brown.
Lewis brings extensive electric operations experience to
PG&E. Prior to his most recent position as Duke Energy’s Senior
Vice President and Chief Distribution Officer, Lewis served in
increasingly more senior roles in the electric transmission and
distribution including Chief Transmission Officer at Duke Energy.
He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the
University of Florida and an MBA from Nova Southeastern
University.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas
and electric energy companies in the United States. Based in San
Francisco, with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers
some of the nation's cleanest energy to nearly 16 million people in
Northern and Central California. For more information, visit
www.pge.com/ and www.pge.com/en/about/newsroom/index.page.
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