Chief Financial Officer
Current•Oversees company financial strategic direction and responsible for accounting, finance and treasury, external/internal audit, compliance, enterprise risk, insurance, pension and related funding oversight, rate development and analysis, and procurement • Implemented monthly business performance reports as well as cross-departmental savings and use process• Current Executive Sponsor for current major Customer Information System (meter and billing) transformation project as well as upgrade of Financial Information and Procurement System, reducing meter and billing system budget by approximately 20%.• Oversaw development of new rate structure around electric vehicles and implementation of TVA local generation program• Lead interactions with ratings agencies/lenders, including two major ratings firms as a AA+ rated Public Power Entity; completed largest ever bond issuance and re-financing transaction in NES history ($400M+) • As board secretary, streamlined monthly board reporting process and internal materials collection and review and work one-on-one with board members around financial education and collaboration• Developed multi-year financial plan and successfully executed strategy to delay rate increase in second year in role