COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric
Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has named Anne
Murphy vice president of Applications and Business
Solutions, effective Aug. 30.
She will be responsible for technology solutions for numerous
AEP business units and organizations including: Energy Delivery;
Generation; Grid Solutions; Commercial Operations; Supply Chain,
Procurement and Fleet; and Security and Risk. Murphy has been
employed with AEP as a contractor since January 2021 and will continue to report to
Therace Risch, executive vice
president and chief information and technology officer.
"Leveraging technology to drive change and optimize our
operations is an important component of AEP's business strategy,"
said Risch. "Anne is a skilled leader with an extensive background
in delivering technology solutions to enhance business
opportunities. We welcome her expertise as AEP continues to
innovate and transform to better serve our customers."
In her most recent role, Murphy was the chief information
officer at GreatCall, where she played a key part in the sale of
the company to Best Buy. She then led Best Buy Health's information
technology efforts until GreatCall was integrated fully. Prior to
GreatCall, she served as the senior vice president and chief
information officer for Banfield Pet Hospital, a subsidiary of
Mars, Inc. Murphy also held roles of increasing responsibility at
Target Corporation, including vice president, Information
Technology Support and Operations.
Murphy received a bachelor's degree in business administration
from Metropolitan State University and
a master of business administration degree from the University of St. Thomas.
American Electric Power, based in Columbus, Ohio, is powering a cleaner,
brighter energy future for its customers and communities. AEP's
approximately 16,800 employees operate and maintain the nation's
largest electricity transmission system and more than 223,000 miles
of distribution lines to safely deliver reliable and affordable
power to 5.5 million regulated customers in 11 states. AEP also is
one of the nation's largest electricity producers with
approximately 30,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity,
including more than 5,600 megawatts of renewable energy. The
company's plans include growing its renewable generation portfolio
to approximately 50% of total capacity by 2030. AEP is on track to
reach an 80% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from 2000 levels
by 2030 and has committed to achieving net zero by 2050. AEP is
recognized consistently for its focus on sustainability, community
engagement, and diversity, equity and inclusion. AEP's family of
companies includes utilities AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power
(in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in
Tennessee), Indiana Michigan
Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power
Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana, east Texas and the Texas
Panhandle). AEP also owns AEP Energy, which provides
innovative competitive energy solutions nationwide. For more
information, visit aep.com.
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