Nuclear Energy Institute names incoming chairman, vice chairman
Following February elections, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) named Ralph Izzo, board chairman, president and CEO of Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), as the institute’s new chair the board of directors.
In this role, he will guide the board on business and policy affairs related to the U.S. nuclear industry, helping set broad policy for the industry at large. He replaces Donald Brandt, president and CEO of Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
Additionally, Paul Koonce, executive vice president and president/CEO of Dominion Energy’s Power Generation Group, will take over as vice chairman of the NEI board, following the departure of William Johnson, president and CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Executives from any company with a license to operate nuclear energy facilities and certain other companies involved in commercial nuclear technology are members of the NEI board, and were able to vote in the election.
Officers are elected annually. Members of the executive committee and the board’s non-utility members typically servce three-year terms.
