People
People for September 2004
Filled positions at the California PUC, PG&E Corp., FERC, and others.
Progress
Acceding to Succeed
How joining the EU may transform the Central and Eastern European electricity sectors
An assessment of how EU accession countries are doing in meeting the union’s energy directives, liberalizing their markets, and overcoming obstacles for private investors.
People
People for July 2004.
Positions filled at American Electric Power, Schneider Electric, Foster Wheeler Energy Limited, and others.
Boardroom Directors: Caught in the Matrix
Building a system to evaluate the leadership's ability to meet corporate goals.
Building a system to evaluate the leadership's ability to meet corporate goals.
Nominating committees and CEOs need to ask hard, fundamental questions about their own boards and their board's ability to formulate and govern effective and ethical business strategies. One way to know where you stand is to draw a basic matrix chart. Along the top, list the skill sets your board will require to move the company toward its future goals. Down the left-hand column, list each director. Then begin to check the skills that each current director brings to the board.
The New CEO's
Michael G. Morris
Interviews
For Public Utilities Fortnightly's 75th Anniversary CEO issue, the magazine looked to the horizon and asked these new captains about the planned course for their companies, and for an entire industry.
People
People for May 2004.
Positions filled at Southern Co., World Association of Nuclear Operators, Allegheny Energy, and others.
People
People for April 2004.
Positions filled at the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Duke Energy, Entergy, and others.
Electric Reliability: The Merger Solution
Can economies of scale make the industry more stable?
Utility mergers create exceptional efficiencies, yielding average cost savings of approximately 5 to 10 percent of the combined company’s non-fuel operating expenses. These substantial untapped cost efficiencies could be harvested through more merger-friendly state regulatory policies that would enable utilities to retain these merger cost savings so long as a significant portion was channeled toward infrastructure investment.
People
New Opportunities:
People
New Opportunities:
Duke Energy made several changes to its executive leadership. Dick Blackburn said he would retire as the company's executive vice president, general counsel, and chief administrative officer. He had been with the company since 1997. Duke also named Bill Easter chairman, president, and CEO of Duke Energy Field Services, replacing Jim Mogg, who moves up to group vice president and chief development officer for Duke Energy.
The Utility Sector: A Wall Street Takeover?
Financial players bring credit depth to energy markets, but will they play by the rules?
The center of gravity for energy marketing and trading is moving from Houston to Wall Street. Who’s in, who’s out, and who’s testing the waters?