Energy Central-News Article

HOUSTON CenterPoint Energy Inc. has announced several leadership promotions and appointments.

"I am proud that CenterPoint Energy continues to have a strong team of committed and experienced utility professionals at its helm. These leadership promotions and appointments highlight our focus on succession planning as we execute on our long-term growth strategy," Board Chair Martin Nesbitt said.

Scott E. Doyle, who currently serves as executive vice president for Natural Gas, has been named executive vice president of Utility Operations. Lynne Harkel-Rumford, who currently senior vice president and chief human resources officer, has been promoted to executive VP and chief human resources officer. Monica Karuturi, current senior vice president and general counsel, has been promoted to executive vice president and general counsel. Jason M. Ryan, current senior vice president for regulatory services and government affairs, has been promoted to executive vice president for regulatory services and government affairs. Gregory E. Knight, executive vice president for customer transformation and business services, will continue in his current role and lead customer operations, information technology, marketing, economic development and CenterPoint's two competitive businesses, Energy Systems Group and Home Service Plus. In addition, he also will add to his responsibilities the leadership of the company's facilities management organization, where he will be developing a new enterprise-wide multi-year facilities strategy and plan. Jason P. Wells, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will continue in his role while adding responsibility for execution of the company's goals for reducing carbon emissions attributable to operations and customer usage.

Additionally, CenterPoint announced that Kenneth M. Mercado, executive vice president for Electric Utility, will retire after more than 36 years of service.