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Dennis was appointed to the position of CEO of AVANGRID in July 2020. With more than 25 years in the energy sector, Dennis joined AVANGRID from Sempra Energy where he was Executive Vice President and Group President and Chief Sustainability Officer. Throughout his career, Dennis has held a variety of leadership positions in gas and electric utilities as well as renewables, including Chairman and CEO of Southern California Gas Co., and Chief Financial Officer of SunPower Corp., San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Co. Dennis holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Stanford University and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard University. Dennis is on the boards of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Auto Club Enterprises and recently served as Chairman of the Board for the California Latino Economic Institute. He previously served as Chairman of the California Business Roundtable and on the board of the United Way - Greater Los Angeles. Dennis has been named one of the “100 Most Influential Hispanics” by Hispanic Business magazine.

A longtime utility industry leader, I maintain chief executive responsibility for NiSource, a natural gas and electric utility company serving approximately 4 million customers under the NIPSCO and Columbia Gas brands.

Maria Pope is president, chief executive officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Portland General Electric, Oregon’s largest electric company. Before becoming CEO in 2018, she served as PGE’s senior vice president of Power Supply, Operations and Resource Strategy. In that role, she oversaw PGE’s transition to the Western Energy Imbalance Market, a foundational step in creating a regional smart grid. She joined PGE in 2009 as the company’s chief financial officer. As CEO, Pope leads PGE’s strategy to create clean, affordable energy Oregon customers expect, while keeping reliability and resiliency at the forefront of the company’s planning efforts. Prior to PGE, Pope was CFO of Mentor Graphics Corporation. She has also held senior operating and finance positions within the forest products and consumer products industries. Pope began her career in banking with Morgan Stanley. Pope serves on the Oregon Global Warming Commission. Her other board and commission activities include The Nature Conservancy, Electric Power Research Institute and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Pope is an alumna of the Stanford Graduate School of Business and earned her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University.

Mr. John Quandahl is a Chief Executive Officer at WESTAR ENERGY INC /KS and is based in United States.

Experienced board member/chairman and CEO with a demonstrated history of working in the utilities and energy industry. Strong leadership and strategic vision capabilities. Successfully transformed WGL/Washington Gas from a regional natural gas utility to a nationally recognized clean energy company. International and U.S. board experience.

Kevin Payne is a Board Member at SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO and is based in Rosemead, California. He has worked as VP:Client Svcs Planning & Controls at SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO, VP:Enterprise & Resource Planning at SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO, and VP:Engineering at SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO. Kevin studied at UCLA and University of California between 1980 and 1983.

John Hairston is Executive Vice President, Internal Business Services (Acting) @ Bonneville Power Administration.