MORRISTOWN, N.J., July 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Jersey Central
Power & Light (JCP&L), a FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE)
subsidiary, recently named Alex
Patton vice president of Operations. Previously,
Patton was director, Operations Services, for Mon Power, a
FirstEnergy subsidiary that provides electric service to about
385,000 customers in West
Virginia.
In his new position, Patton is responsible for the operation and
maintenance of JCP&L's transmission and distribution systems
covering more than 3,200 square-miles of northern and central
New Jersey, including line and
substation operations, dispatching, engineering, meter reading,
forestry and support service. He succeeds Mark Jones, who was recently named regional
president of FirstEnergy's Toledo Edison subsidiary.
"Alex has extensive leadership and operational experience in the
transmission and distribution areas of our business," said
Jim Fakult, president of
JCP&L. "His knowledge and skills are a welcome addition
to the JCP&L leadership team and will help build on the results
we have achieved delivering safe and reliable electric service to
our customers."
Patton joined the company in 1987 as an engineer. He was
named a supervisor in the Engineering department in 1996. In
1998, Patton became a general manager and worked on the
distribution and transmission sides of the business for nearly 15
years. He was promoted to director, Operations Support, at
Mon Power in 2012 and named director, Operations Services in
2013.
He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from
West Virginia University.
JCP&L is a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. JCP&L
serves 1.1 million customers in the counties of Burlington, Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union
and Warren. Follow JCP&L on Twitter @JCP_L, on Facebook
at www.facebook.com/JCPandL, or online at www.jcp-l.com.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to safety, reliability and operational
excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one
of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving
customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, West Virginia,
Maryland and New York. The
company's transmission subsidiaries operate more than 24,000 miles
of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic
regions. Follow FirstEnergy on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp or
online at www.firstenergycorp.com.
View original content with
multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jersey-central-power--light-names-new-vice-president-of-operations-300681401.html
SOURCE FirstEnergy Corp.