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AEP Announces Leadership Changes To Expand Experiences Of Senior Executives
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) today announced leadership changes to expand the experiences of key
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[{"type":"text","content":"COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) today announced leadership changes to expand the experiences of key executives. The changes are effective Jan. 1, 2021.\nLisa M. Barton, currently executive vice president – Utilities, has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer. Julie Sloat, currently senior vice president – Treasury & Risk, has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer. Brian X. Tierney, currently executive vice president and chief financial officer, has been named executive vice president – Strategy.\n\"These changes in executive leadership roles strengthen the company's focus on its strategic goals and are a continuation of AEP's executive development program,\" said Nicholas K. Akins, AEP chairman, president and chief executive officer. \"With these changes, we will fully leverage the operational expertise, strong leadership abilities and deep industry knowledge of these key leaders as we continue our long-term strategy of investment in smart, cleaner energy infrastructure and innovative technological solutions for the benefit of our customers.\"\nIn her new role, Barton will continue to lead the activities of all AEP utility operating companies, as well as the operations of the Generation and Transmission business units, and the Procurement, Supply Chain and Fleet Operations organization. In his new role, Tierney will lead AEP's corporate strategy and operational and performance management functions. Sloat will assume responsibility for all other CFO functions, including accounting & tax, treasury & risk, corporate planning & budgeting, and investor relations.\nBarton, 55, has served in her current role since 2019 and previously held several leadership positions in AEP Transmission. She joined AEP in 2006 from Northeast Utilities. Previous to that she worked with Strategic Energy LLC in Pittsburgh and Ransmeier & Spellman of Concord, New Hampshire. Barton earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts, and a juris doctorate degree from Suffolk University Law School in Boston. She completed the Harvard Mediation Program for the Instruction of Lawyers, the Executive Program-Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and the Nuclear Reactor Technolog...