Additional senior leadership team hire
underscores the company's commitment to improving emergency
preparation, management and coordination after Hurricane
Beryl
HOUSTON, Oct. 28,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CenterPoint Energy announced
today the hiring of a new senior leader with tested industry
experience in emergency management to transform its Emergency
Preparedness and Response strategy. This enterprise leadership
position underscores CenterPoint's commitment to improving its
emergency response and coordination following Hurricane Beryl, and
represents completing another of the more than 40 commitments
CenterPoint made as part of the Greater Houston Resiliency
Initiative (GHRI) in August.
As Senior Vice President of CenterPoint's Emergency Preparedness
and Response, Don Daigler will lead
the company's year-round work to prepare for, respond to and
recover from all emergencies – whether they be natural disasters or
man-made events – and coordinate with all public safety partners.
Daigler brings more than 40 years of experience in emergency
management, national security and business resiliency, with
extensive leadership experience across the public and private
sectors.
"After Hurricane Beryl, we heard loud and clear the calls to
improve our preparedness for storms and other emergencies. Don will
play a leading role in enhancing these operations ahead of the 2025
hurricane season and making CenterPoint a model for other utilities
in emergency management and preparedness. His hiring underscores
our commitment to better serve our customers in the energy capital
of the world and building the most resilient coastal grid in the
country," said Jason Wells,
President and CEO of CenterPoint Energy.
"I'm pleased to join CenterPoint Energy and lead its Emergency
Preparedness and Response team to transform how we prepare,
mitigate and respond to the impacts of hurricanes, extreme weather
and other emergencies. The year-round work of our team will help
position CenterPoint to deliver the service our customers expect
and deserve before, during and after emergencies when the need is
greatest," said Daigler.
Daigler is an Air Force veteran and most recently the CEO and
Founder of Resilience Advisory Services, specializing in advancing
resilience efforts across critical infrastructure sectors. His
career includes leading emergency response organizations for more
than a decade in the electric utility industry. His prior
experience also includes serving as director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency's Response Planning Division and chief
of FEMA's Tactical Incident Support Branch. Daigler also filled
leadership roles for the National Nuclear Security Administration,
the Environmental Protection Agency and Reynolds Electrical and
Engineering Company.
GHRI Commitments
As part of the Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative,
CenterPoint committed to hiring a new senior leader for emergency
preparedness and response, one of more than 40 commitments the
company made in August to strengthen resiliency, improve
communications and expand community partnerships. CenterPoint has
now completed 41 of the 42 overall commitments, with one remaining
commitment set to be completed on time by the end of 2024.
More information about GHRI and real-time updates on
CenterPoint's progress are available at
CenterPointEnergy.com/TakingAction.
About CenterPoint Energy
As the only investor-owned electric and gas utility based in
Texas, CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
(NYSE: CNP) is an energy delivery company with electric
transmission and distribution, power generation and natural gas
distribution operations that serve more than 7 million metered
customers in Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio and Texas. With approximately 9,000 employees,
CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in
business for more than 150 years. For more information, visit
CenterPointEnergy.com.
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