PUF CEO Coffee Break Interviews on Innovation
Unleashing the Power of Ideas
Strategy& and PUF were joined by five CEOs for a ‘virtual’ roundtable.
People In Power
Shareholder Activism: Coming to a Utility Near You?
Leadership Lyceum Podcast: A Conversation with Chris Young, Managing Director and Head of the Contested Situations Group at Credit Suisse
Linquist spoke about shareholder activism with Chris Young, a lawyer who moved into investment banking in the technology sector. Young spent six years at Institutional Shareholder Services. Chris joined Credit Suisse seven years ago and leads the Contested Situations Group.
Energy People: Jane Lewis-Raymond
A Partner, Parker Poe LLP
Jane Lewis-Raymond is a partner in Parker Poe's Charlotte office, practicing with the firm's Public Company Growth & Compliance and Energy groups. She has over 25 years of legal experience, including a decade as general counsel and chief compliance officer of a publicly traded company, Piedmont Natural Gas.
Energy People: Peter Terium and Klaus Grellmann
innogy is Germany's leading energy company.
Terium is CEO and Chair of the Mgmt. Board at innogy SE. Grellman is Managing Dir., innogy Consulting.
Energy People: Rudy Wynter
Oversees T&G investments at National Grid
Rudy Wynter oversees electric transmission and generation, liquefied natural gas storage, and gas transmission pipeline investments at National Grid. With over 25 years of experience in the utility sector, Wynter has held positions in customer operations, strategic planning, engineering, and operations.
David Owens Makes His Mark
First Recipient of PUF’s Owen Young Award
Owens set the stage for an industry moving into the modern era of electricity competition, smart grids and fuel diversity. Kudos by Tom Kuhn, Jim Laurito, Hilda Pinnix-Ragland, Kevin Fitzgerald, Ralph Cavanagh, Paula Glover.
Reflections from The Room Where It Happened
Leadership Lyceum Podcast Summary
Conversation on M&A: Former CEOs of PHI and NiSource/CPG, Joe Rigby and Bob Skaggs, and Director Les Silverman.
Energy People: Clint Vince
We talked with Clint Vince, chair of the Dentons LLP Energy sector
Clint Vince has directed the expansion of the U.S. energy team to more than 1,000 professionals in 58 countries. His experience involves major project development, legislative and regulatory advocacy, and litigation and appellate cases, including U.S. Supreme Court advocacy.
Energy People: Chair Audrey Zibelman
We talked with Audrey Zibelman, Chair of the New York Public Service Commission
Chair Zibelman has been responsible for designing and leading the regulatory market changes of the electric industry under Gov. Cuomo’s Reforming the Energy Vision, a comprehensive plan to modernize and transform New York’s electric industry. Previously she served as COO of PJM.
Getting Smart about the Integrated Grid
In New York it’s where we’re staking our energy future.
Disruptive technologies such as microgrids and battery storage devices are commendable but they are supporting actors and must still work with the centralized grid.