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Crisis hit utility PG&E reshuffles PEOPLE NEWS IN BRIEF

board and appoints new CEO
New head of renewable
A major reshuffle at US utility PG&E Meridee Moore, Kristine Schmidt energy at Carlyle group
Corporation has made William and Alejandro Wolff were elected to
Johnson the firm’s new CEO and the board. Global investment firm The
president and seen 10 new directors They join continuing PG&E Carlyle Group announced on
appointed and seven serving directors directors Fred Fowler, Richard Kelly April 16 it had hired Pooja
step down, the company announced and Eric Mullins on the Board. Goyal as a partner and head of
on April 3. its Renewable and Sustainable
The changes were made to reflect Energy Team.
PG&E’s focus on ‘strengthening Goyal will lead the company’s
its safety culture and operational team of investment professionals,
effectiveness’ and navigating the and starts in the New York office
Chapter 11 process following in July.
wildfire-related issues last year, the
company said. IREC elects two new
Johnson spent six years as president
and CEO of the US’s largest publicly board members
owned utility, Tennessee Valley US clean energy organization
Authority, with the organization Interstate Renewable Energy
achieving the best safety records in Council announced the election
its 85-year history. of two new members to its
Johnson started in late April. board of directors on April 2.
Meanwhile, Richard Barrera, They are: Ronny Sandoval, of
Jeffrey Bleich, Nora Mead Brownell, the Environmental Defense
Cheryl Campbell, Michael Leffell, William Johnson Fund, and Jetta Wong, an
Kenneth Liang, Dominique Mielle, energy policy consultant and
former director of the US
New US board of directors Department of Energy Office of
Technology Transitions.
for Shell subsidiary Sonnen
New CEO at UK energy
German smart storage firm Sonnen storage firm Engie
— the company bought by Shell UK energy storage firm Engie
in mid-February — announced the announced Nicola Lovett took
appointment of a new US board of over from Wilfrid Petrie on
directors on February 28. May 1 as the new CEO of the
The board will be responsible company’s UK and Ireland unit.
for leading the expansion of the Lovett was divisional CEO
company’s residential energy storage for Engie’s business energy and
business in North America, Latin services.
America and the Caribbean. Petrie, who joined the firm in
The board members include: Blake 1999, will work in Paris for the
Richetta (chairman and chief wider group’s executive
executive officer); Carlos Restrepo committee as well as being head
(chief technology officer); Brent Stayer of the firm’s France B2B client
(chief operations officer); and James
Blake Richetta Claflin (chief financial officer). solutions businesses.

AEG Power Solutions
Leclanché promotion with new VP in e-transport sector
hires Audrain as CEO
Swiss energy storage company Leclanché Uninterruptible power supply
announced on March 6 it had appointed Philip systems firm AEG Power
Broad as its executive vice president to spearhead Solutions announced on
the company’s e-Transport Solutions business. February 27 it had appointed
Based at the company’s headquarters in Yverdon, Franck Audrain as its chief
Switzerland, Broad will report to Anil Srivastava, executive officer.
CEO of Leclanché. Audrain has taken the reins
Broad joined Leclanché in August 2018 as vice from Jeff Casper, who left the
president of commercial vehicle leading application group after almost a decade in
engineering, programme management and sales. charge on March 4.
Philip Broad

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