Leaders selected to oversee Finance and
Regulatory for Pennsylvania and
New Jersey; Construction and
Design Services
AKRON,
Ohio, Dec. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy
Corp. (NYSE: FE) today announced it has hired Kelly Gower as Vice President, Finance and
Regulatory for Pennsylvania and
Teresa Reed as Vice President,
Finance and Regulatory for New
Jersey. In addition, Jeremy W.
Hay has been promoted to Vice President, Construction and
Design Services. All positions are effective December 30.
As Vice Presidents, Finance and Regulatory, Gower and Reed will
be responsible for developing and implementing financial strategy
for each state, including budgeting, forecasting and financial
planning. They will also oversee relationships with state
commissions and staff while leading the development of regulatory
strategy in their respective states.
These positions are key roles in FirstEnergy's new business
structure, which shifts decision making and service closer to
customers. Under this structure, the company expects to foster
better execution and customer investment at the local level, making
a positive difference in the communities served by FirstEnergy's
electric companies. Gower will report to John Hawkins, President, FirstEnergy
Pennsylvania and Reed will report to Doug
Mokoid, President, FirstEnergy New Jersey.
As Vice President of Construction and Design Services, Hay's
responsibilities include overseeing the construction and design of
transmission infrastructure to ensure the reliability and
efficiency of FirstEnergy's energy delivery systems while meeting
operational and financial objectives. Hay has been Acting Vice
President of Construction and Design Services since June 2023 and reports to Toby Thomas, Chief Operating Officer.
Kelly Gower Biography
Gower joins FirstEnergy from PPL
Electric Utilities, where she has been Director, Financial
Planning, Budgeting and Administration since 2022. In this role,
her responsibilities included strategic planning, decision-making
and business plan implementation to achieve financial goals.
Earlier, she was the company's Manager of Regional Work Management,
where she led planning and development of workplans and drove
operational strategy. Gower began her career as a member of PPL
Corporation's financial analysis team in 2004 and served in a
series of financial roles across the company and its former
competitive subsidiary.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in engineering from Princeton University.
Teresa Reed Biography
Reed joins FirstEnergy from Duke
Energy Corporation, where she has been Director, Rates and
Regulatory Planning, Rate Design and Pricing Solutions since 2020.
In that role, she led rate design, customer renewable offers,
pricing strategy and execution for the company's service territory
in the Carolinas. She joined Duke Energy in 2008 as a Senior
Auditor and held diverse positions in supply chain, compliance and
customer solutions & strategy. She began her career at Railinc
Corporation, where she progressed through a series of financial
roles, ultimately becoming the company's controller.
Reed earned a Bachelor of Arts in government from
California State University, a Master
of Business Administration from the University
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a Juris Doctor from
North Carolina Central University
School of Law. She is a licensed attorney and certified public
accountant in North Carolina. Reed
is also a member of the Tenth Judicial District Bar, the North
Carolina Bar Association and the American Institute of CPAs.
Jeremy Hay Biography
Hay joined FirstEnergy in 2005 as
a Senior Generation Specialist and moved through several leadership
positions including Manager, Substation Services; Manager,
Transmission Portfolio Management; General Manager, Portfolio
Development; and Director, Transmission and Substation Design
before being named Acting Vice President, Construction Services and
Design in 2023.
Hay earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering
technology from the University of Pittsburgh
at Johnstown, and he is a licensed professional engineer in
Pennsylvania. He is also a
supporting member of the FE Ambassador Network and is a leader in
his local Cub Scouts.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and
operational excellence. Its electric distribution companies form
one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems,
serving more than 6 million customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, West Virginia,
Maryland and New York. The company's transmission
subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission
lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Follow
FirstEnergy online at firstenergycorp.com and on X
@FirstEnergyCorp.
Editor's Note: Professional photos of Gower, Reed and Hay
are available for download on Flickr.
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