MILWAUKEE, Oct. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of
directors of WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC) today announced that it
has elected Kevin Fletcher as
President of the company. The appointment is effective
immediately.
Fletcher, 60, has more than 40 years of experience in the energy
industry, most recently as President of We Energies and Wisconsin
Public Service, the largest subsidiaries of WEC Energy Group.
Fletcher will report to Gale
Klappa, who remains chairman and chief executive officer of
WEC Energy.
In his new role, Fletcher will have overall responsibility for
the operational and financial performance of the seven utilities
that are part of WEC Energy Group.
"I've known and worked with Kevin for the past 25 years. He
brings to his new role a tremendous depth of experience in
engineering, operations, customer service, economic development and
financial discipline. Kevin will provide great continuity to our
organization going forward as he works with our leadership team to
build on our track record of world class performance," Klappa
said.
Prior to joining the company in November
2011, Fletcher was vice president – community and economic
development at Georgia Power, Southern Co.'s largest subsidiary. In
his 34-year career with Southern Co. in Atlanta – 16 of those years as an officer –
Fletcher held leadership positions in operations, customer service,
marketing and sales.
See complete bio: Kevin
Fletcher
WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC), based in Milwaukee, is one of the nation's premier
energy companies, serving 4.5 million customers in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota.
The company's principal utilities are We Energies, Wisconsin
Public Service, Peoples Gas, North Shore Gas, Michigan Gas
Utilities, Minnesota Energy Resources and Upper Michigan Energy
Resources. The company's other major subsidiary, We Power,
designs, builds and owns electric generating plants.
WEC Energy Group (wecenergygroup.com), is a Fortune 500
company and a component of the S&P 500. The company has
approximately 50,000 stockholders of record, 8,000 employees, and
more than $31 billion of
assets.
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