DTE Energy names Nicholas Akins to board of directors
October 26 2023 - 7:30AM
DETROIT, Oct. 26, 2023 — DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) has named
Nicholas K. Akins, retired Executive Chair of American Electric
Power (AEP), to its board of directors, effective December 4.
Akins, who recently retired from AEP after more than 40 years with
the company, also served as the company’s chief executive officer
from 2011 through 2022. He led AEP through a period of grid
modernization and growth while transitioning the utility toward a
clean energy future.
Akins held various positions of increasing leadership throughout
his career, beginning at the former Central and South West
Corporation before it merged with AEP in 2000. In addition to his
work to modernize AEP’s grid, Akins led a transformation of the
workplace culture to engage employees in innovation, enhance
diversity and inclusiveness and build workforce agility.
“We look forward to bringing Nick with his history of grid
modernization and workplace innovation to our board of directors,”
Jerry Norcia, chairman and CEO of DTE Energy, said. “His knowledge
and background in the industry, including nuclear expertise, make
him an ideal fit for us as DTE works to build the grid of the
future and provide clean and reliable energy for our communities
now and in the years to come.”
Akins holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from Louisiana Tech
University in Ruston, La. He currently serves as chairman of the
boards of Fifth Third Bancorp and OhioHealth and a former member of
the boards of Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and Institute of
Nuclear Power Operators. He is also a former chairman of the board
of directors of EEI, Electric Power Research Institute, Global
Sustainable Electricity Partnership, Nuclear Electric Insurance
Limited and the Ohio Business Roundtable.
About DTE Energy
DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) is a Detroit-based diversified energy
company involved in the development and management of
energy-related businesses and services nationwide. Its operating
units include an electric company serving 2.3 million customers in
Southeast Michigan and a natural gas company serving 1.3 million
customers in Michigan. The DTE portfolio includes energy businesses
focused on custom energy solutions, renewable energy generation,
and energy marketing and trading. Through our commitment to cleaner
energy, DTE Electric plans to reduce CO2 emissions by 90% and DTE
Gas will plan to reduce methane emissions by more than 80% by 2040
to produce cleaner energy while keeping it safe, reliable and
affordable. DTE Electric and Gas aspire to achieve net zero carbon
emissions by 2050. DTE is committed to serving with its energy
through volunteerism, education and employment initiatives,
philanthropy and economic progress. Information about DTE is
available at dteenergy.com, empoweringmichigan.com,
twitter.com/dte_energy and facebook.com/dteenergy.
Peter Ternes
DTE Energy
3132355555
peter.ternes@dteenergy.com
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