PG&E Bolsters Wildfire Leadership Team and Adds New Electric Distribution Leader

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced new and expanded
responsibilities for a current officer and the appointment of a new vice
president within the company’s Electric Operations organization. Barry
Anderson, current vice president, Electric Distribution, has been asked
to lead the company’s newly formed Wildfire Resiliency and Emergency
Management group within Electric Operations. The new group will
encompass the company’s multi-faceted Community Wildfire Safety Program,
Vegetation Management and enterprise-wide Emergency Preparedness and
Response.

PG&E also announced the appointment of Michael Lewis as vice president,
Electric Distribution Operations. Lewis joins PG&E from Duke Energy,
where he was formerly Chief Distribution Officer. Both positions will
report to Pat Hogan, senior vice president, Electric Operations, and are
effective August 1, 2018.

In his new role, Anderson will have responsibility for overseeing the
company’s wildfire prevention and response efforts, longer-term grid
resiliency initiatives; system-wide vegetation management; and emergency
preparedness and response for the company. In Lewis’ new role at PG&E,
he will oversee electric distribution operations across the company’s
70,000 square mile service area.

"These leadership moves not only help bolster our current team, but they
also put the right leaders in the right places to help us deliver
reliable energy to our customers while helping to keep them and their
communities safe. We welcome Michael to PG&E and know that he and Barry
will both bring a safety-first mindset to their new roles," said Geisha
Williams, CEO and President of PG&E Corporation, the parent company of
Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

Anderson joined PG&E in 2011 and was promoted to vice president in 2013.
Since joining PG&E, he has held several roles of increasing
responsibility at the company. Prior to PG&E, Anderson had extensive
experience in many areas of the electric delivery business. He served 28
years at Florida Power & Light Company in various leadership roles of
increasing responsibility. He received a bachelor's degree in Mechanical
Engineering from Michigan State University and an MBA from Nova
Southeastern University. He is a graduate of MIT's Reactor Technology
Course for Utility Executives. Anderson serves on the California
Earthquake Early Warning Advisory Board, appointed by Governor Brown.

Lewis brings extensive electric operations experience to PG&E. Prior to
his most recent position as Duke Energy’s Senior Vice President and
Chief Distribution Officer, Lewis served in increasingly more senior
roles in the electric transmission and distribution including Chief
Transmission Officer at Duke Energy. He holds a bachelor's degree in
electrical engineering from the University of Florida and an MBA from
Nova Southeastern University.

About PG&E

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas
and electric energy companies in the United States. Based in San
Francisco, with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers some of
the nation's cleanest energy to nearly 16 million people in Northern and
Central California. For more information, visit www.pge.com/
and www.pge.com/en/about/newsroom/index.page.

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