ST. LOUIS, Oct. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of
directors of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) announced today that
Rafael Flores, senior vice president
and chief nuclear officer of Luminant, has been elected to the
Ameren board of directors effective Nov.
1. Luminant is the largest generator of electricity in
Texas, operating coal, nuclear and
natural-gas power plants, and is a subsidiary of Energy Future
Holdings Corporation.
Flores has served as senior vice president and chief nuclear
officer of Luminant since March 2009,
and in various other capacities with the company and its
predecessors since 1983. His responsibilities include
overseeing operations of the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in
Texas and representing Luminant
with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Institute of Nuclear
Power Operations, the Nuclear Energy Institute and on various
committees and working groups in the nuclear industry. Flores
has announced his retirement from Luminant effective
Dec. 31.
Flores holds a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering from
Texas A&M University, where he
serves on the university's Nuclear Engineering Advisory
Council.
"Rafael Flores is one of the
great leaders in the nuclear industry, and his decades of
experience in safely and efficiently running nuclear energy
facilities will be a tremendous asset to our company and our board
of directors," said Warner L.
Baxter, Ameren's chairman, president and chief executive
officer. "Ameren's Callaway Energy Center is a critical
nuclear generation resource in providing safe, clean, reliable and
reasonably priced energy for our customers, and Mr. Flores'
extensive nuclear operating experience will help guide Ameren as we
seek to continue to operate our business in a way that delivers
superior value to our customers and our shareholders."
Flores' election will increase the size of the Ameren board of
directors from 11 members to 12 on Nov. 1. He will serve on
the board's Nuclear Oversight and Environmental Committee and its
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
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 delivery and transmission service as well as
natural gas delivery service while Ameren Missouri provides
vertically integrated electric service, with generating capacity of
10,200 megawatts, and natural gas delivery service. Ameren
Transmission Company of Illinois
develops regional electric transmission projects. Follow the
company on Twitter @AmerenCorp. For more information, visit
Ameren.com.
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