ST.
LOUIS, Dec. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of
directors of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) announced today that
Kimberly J. Harris has been elected to the Ameren board of
directors, effective Jan. 1,
2024.
Harris brings extensive senior leadership experience to the
Ameren board of directors. She is the former chief executive
officer and president of Puget Sound Energy (PSE), Washington State's largest utility serving
more than 1.5 million customers across 10 counties. During her
9-year tenure as CEO at PSE, she fostered a strong company culture
focused on safety and increasing value for customers and
investors.
Before being named CEO of PSE, Harris served as executive vice
president and chief resource officer. In this role, she guided
the expansion of the company's energy efficiency program and led
operations of the company's wind power facilities, which, at the
time, was the nation's second-largest utility owned and operated
wind farm.
"We are excited to have Kimberly join Ameren's board of
directors," said Martin J. Lyons,
chairman, president and chief executive officer of Ameren. "In
addition to her extensive leadership role with Puget Sound Energy,
her considerable experience in regulatory and governance matters
will benefit our customers, communities and shareholders."
Harris earned a Juris Doctor from Arizona
State University and Bachelor of Arts in political science
from San Diego State University.
About Ameren Corporation
St.
Louis-based Ameren Corporation powers the quality of life
for 2.4 million electric customers and more than 900,000 natural
gas customers in a 64,000-square-mile area through its Ameren
Missouri and Ameren Illinois rate-regulated utility subsidiaries.
Ameren Illinois provides electric transmission and distribution
service and natural gas distribution service. Ameren Missouri
provides electric generation, transmission and distribution
services, as well as natural gas distribution service. Ameren
Transmission Company of Illinois
develops, owns and operates rate-regulated regional electric
transmission projects in the Midcontinent Independent System
Operator, Inc. For more information, visit Ameren.com, or follow us
at @AmerenCorp, Facebook.com/AmerenCorp, or
LinkedIn.com/company/Ameren.
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