PG&E Appoints Deborah W. Powell to Role as Vice President of Power Generation
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced that it has
appointed Deborah W. Powell to the role of Vice President, Power
Generation, for the company, effective Oct. 1. Powell is currently
PG&E’s Senior Director, Substations, and succeeds Jon Franke, who became
the company’s Vice President, Health and Safety, and Chief Safety
Officer on Sept 1.
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Powell will report to Steve Malnight, Senior Vice President, Energy
Supply and Policy.
"Debbie brings tremendous experience, both inside and outside of PG&E,
to her new role leading our Power Generation team. I am confident that
she will help advance our commitment to deliver safe, reliable,
affordable and clean energy to our customers and the communities we
serve. I also know she will bring continued focus on optimizing our
assets to meet the needs of today’s evolving energy markets," said
Malnight.
Powell brings more than 28 years of corporate, energy industry and
military experience to her new role. She joined PG&E in 2010 and has
served in increasingly senior leadership roles in the company’s electric
operations, fossil, hydroelectric and power generation organizations.
Prior to joining PG&E, Powell held leadership positions in plant and
facilities management at the Lower Colorado River Authority and Dell,
Inc., as well as several leadership positions in the U.S. Navy.
During her 13 years in the U.S. Navy, Powell served in several
leadership and engineering roles as an officer. She graduated from the
U.S. Naval Academy, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in general
science.
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 pge.com
and pge.com/news.
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