Four of Kentucky's
27 consumer-owned electric cooperatives ushered in the new year with
new chief executive officers.
At
McKee-based
Jackson Energy Cooperative, Don Schaefer began his duties
as president and CEO on January 1, replacing retiring CEO Doug
Leary. Previously manager of engineering and operations at the
co-op, Schaefer brings more than 30 years of electric utility
experience to the job. Schaefer is a professional engineer and
is a senior member of the Institute of Electric and Electrical
Engineers.
Owen
Electric Cooperative's new president/CEO, Robert Marshall,
will begin his work on January 27 upon the retirement of
current CEO Frank Downing. Marshall comes to the Owenton-based co-op from his post as General Manager of Coosa
Valley Electric Cooperative in Talladega, Alabama. Marshall
holds a degree in civil engineering and has worked in the
electric utility industry as an engineer and manager for more
than 30 years.
In
Somerset, Gary Cavitt took up the reins as general manager and
CEO of South
Kentucky RECC on January 1, replacing retiring CEO Keith
Sloan. Cavitt brings nearly a quarter-century of experience in
the electric cooperative industry, including employment with
the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)
and management of electric co-ops in Vermont and Michigan to
the job.
At
Warren RECC,
headquartered in Bowling Green, Gerald W. Hayes assumed the
duties of president and CEO on January 1 from retiring CEO
Floyd Ellis. A 31-year employee of the cooperative, Hayes
previously served the co-op for nine years as district manager
of its Leitchfield office. Hayes' credentials include
completion of NRECA's Management Internship Program and
accreditation as a certified public power executive by the
Tennessee Valley Public Power Association.
In addition to
starting their new duties at their respective
cooperatives, all four new co-op CEOs will become directors on the
board of the Kentucky Association of Electric Cooperatives, Inc. on
January 20.
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