PG&E Appoints Industry Expert Joseph Forline to Lead Gas Operations
February 17 2021 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Mr. Forline Brings Over Three Decades of
Industry Experience and a Strong Record of Operational and Safety
Success
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced the
appointment of Joseph Forline as Senior Vice President, Gas
Operations, effective March 8, 2021. Mr. Forline will report to
Adam Wright, Executive Vice President, Operations and Chief
Operating Officer, and will be responsible for the utility’s gas
transmission and distribution operations with a focus on safety,
compliance, customer service and operational efficiency.
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Joseph Forline, Senior Vice President,
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“I am thrilled to welcome Joe to our operations team. He is a
recognized industry leader with a proven track record of doing
things the right way and delivering best-in-class safety, customer
service and operational outcomes. I look forward to working with
him to further strengthen our culture and accelerate our teams’
efforts to deliver better experiences and outcomes for our
customers,” said Mr. Wright.
Mr. Forline joins PG&E after 35 years at Public Service
Electric & Gas Company (PSE&G), New Jersey's largest
provider of electric and natural gas service—serving 2.3 million
electric customers and 1.9 million gas customers. During his
PSE&G career, he has served in several senior operational and
leadership roles. Mr. Forline brings a wide range of expertise in
gas and electric operations, safety, customer experience,
regulatory affairs and renewables development to PG&E.
“PG&E’s gas business has made tremendous strides for its
customers over the past decade, and I look forward to building upon
that progress in the years ahead,” said Mr. Forline. “I am honored
to join Adam, and the rest of the PG&E senior leadership team
as we work to deliver on our commitment to provide safe, reliable
and affordable service to our gas customers.”
Most recently, Mr. Forline served as PSE&G’s Vice President
of Gas Operations, a role he held since 2015. In that capacity, he
oversaw all resources associated with the planning, construction,
replacement, operation and maintenance of a gas distribution system
providing service to over 1.9 million customers in 267
municipalities. He also oversaw one of the largest gas replacement
programs in the United States—a nearly $2 billion initiative over
five years to replace approximately 200 miles of gas main per year.
Under Mr. Forline’s leadership, PSE&G’s gas operations business
was ranked by the American Gas Association in the top 10 of all
domestic gas companies in terms of customers served, revenues and
total volumes of gas sales.
Before taking on the gas operations business, Mr. Forline served
as Vice President of Customer Solutions, overseeing the company’s
energy services, including solar energy, energy efficiency and
renewable energy programs. Mr. Forline joined PSE&G in 1985 as
a Gas Distribution Engineer and Manager. He also held leadership
roles in the company’s appliance services, gas distribution and
customer operations divisions.
Mr. Forline has a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and
an MBA from Rutgers University. He is also a graduate of the
University of Michigan Executive Development Program. He earned his
Certified Energy Manager (CEM) credential from the American
Association of Energy Engineers in 2010. He earned his Project
Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project
Management Institute in 2016. His board and committee service has
included the American Gas Association (AGA), Edison Electric
Institute (EEI) and Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA).
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric
utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square
miles in Northern and Central California. For more information,
visit pge.com and pge.com/news.
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