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Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
George A. Williams, El Paso Electric's Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, oversees the generation as well as the transmission and distribution operations for El Paso Electric.
Williams has 25 years of experience in the electric utility industry. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President of Operations for Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation. His responsibilities at ComEd included the overall coordination of operations of the electrical transmission and distribution system, distribution maintenance and construction, new business, work management and outage and emergency response. Before joining ComEd, Williams served as Vice President of Operations at Entergy Nuclear South, as General Manager of Nuclear Assurance for PPL Susquehanna, as General Manager of Plant Operations for the Southern Region of Progress Energy Company, and as Director of Corporate Planning and Analysis at PECO Energy Company.
Williams received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Widener University and a master of business administration degree from Saint Joseph’s University. He has completed the Wharton’s Executive Development Program at the University of Pennsylvania, the Leadership Development Program at the Center for Creative Leadership and Harvard University’s program for senior executives.
Williams is an active board member in several civic and professional organizations including the American Association of Blacks in Energy, the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies, the Executive Leadership Council, and Underwriters Laboratory.
Education
- Saint Joseph's University, Master of Business Administration Degree
- Widener University, Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering
- University of Pennsylvania, Wharton's Executive Development Program
- Harvard University, Program on Negotiations for Senior Executives
Business Career
- ComEd, Chicago, IL
- Senior Vice President, Operations
- Entergy Nuclear South
- Vice President, Operations - Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
- Vice President, Operations Support
- PPL Susquehanna, LLC, Allentown, PA
- General Manager, Nuclear Assurance
- Progress Energy Company, Raleigh, NC
- General Manager, Plant Operations Southern Region
- General Manager, Combustion Turbine Operations
- General Manager, Plant Operations
- PECO Energy Company
- Director, Corporate Planning and Analysis
- Director, Operations and Maintenance, Exelon On-Site Energy and Services
- Plant Manager, City Stations Division
- Nuclear Shift Supervisor, Limerick Generating Station
Professional Affiliations
- American Association of Blacks in Energy, member
- Association of Edison Illuminating Companies, member
- Executive Leadership Council, member
- Underwriters Laboratory Board of Trustees, member
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