Xcel Energy Announces Leadership Changes
October 02 2023 - 3:05PM
Business Wire
Xcel Energy announced today several changes to its executive
leadership team. Brett Carter, executive vice president, group
president of Utilities and chief customer officer, is leaving the
company to pursue other opportunities. Current executive vice
president, chief legal and compliance officer Amanda Rome has been
named to this role, effective immediately. The company’s four
operating company presidents and customer organization leaders will
report to Rome.
Ryan Long, vice president and deputy general counsel, will step
in as general counsel and oversee the legal and corporate
compliance group on an interim basis.
“Xcel Energy has extraordinary opportunities in the next decade
to lead the clean energy transition, and I’m excited by the team we
have assembled to deliver on our business and customer strategy,”
said Bob Frenzel, Xcel Energy’s chairman, president and CEO. “Our
workers are committed to providing reliable, safe energy service
while keeping bills low for customers as we achieve our ambitious
clean energy goals.”
Carter will remain available for Xcel Energy’s leadership
transition through the end of the year.
Rome joined Xcel Energy in 2015 and was promoted to general
counsel in 2020 and chief legal and compliance officer in 2021. She
previously worked as a litigator at Faegre Baker Daniels in
Minneapolis and Winston & Strawn in Chicago. Rome serves on
several boards, including Energy Insurance Mutual and the
University of Idaho Energy Executive Course.
In his role as deputy general counsel, Long managed Xcel
Energy’s legal teams responsible for federal and state regulatory,
environmental and real estate matters. Before joining the company
in 2015, he worked as a litigator for Faegre Baker Daniels in
Minneapolis and Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York City. Long
currently serves on the board of directors for Project for Pride in
Living, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit.
About Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) provides the energy that powers
millions of homes and businesses across eight Western and
Midwestern states. Headquartered in Minneapolis, the company is an
industry leader in responsibly reducing carbon emissions and
producing and delivering clean energy solutions from a variety of
renewable sources at competitive prices. For more information,
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