The AES CEO and leadership

Andrés Gluski is President and Chief Executive Officer of The AES Corporation, a Fortune 500 global power company that provides affordable, sustainable energy to 14 countries through its diverse portfolio of distribution businesses as well as thermal and renewable generation facilities. AES is committed to operational excellence and meeting the world’s changing power needs.

At AES, our people are our energy and Tish works to ensure that our 18,500 people around the world are energized by what they do and developing to their fullest potential. Her leadership in this area was recognized in 2014 with the designation of Top 10 Breakaway Leader in HR by Evanta. Since joining AES in 2006, Tish has served in a number of leadership roles in Human Resources as Vice President of Utilities Human Resources and Vice President of Global Compensation, Benefits and HRIS, including Executive Compensation. Tish gained Human Resources leadership experience in the financial services and technology industries including JP Morgan Chase and Vastera, Inc, a former technology and managed services company. Tish studied management, leadership, organizational development and human resources through programs at Villanova University, Strayer University, University of Maryland University College and University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. She earned certificates in leadership and human resource management and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Human Resources. She serves as Chair of AES’ compensation and benefits committee. Tish is co-chair of Evanta Global HR, serving on the Washington, DC governing body.

Bernerd was named AES’ COO in January 2015. Responsible for AES’ global operations including more than 35,000 MW and eight utilities serving tens of millions of people, Bernerd drives our businesses’ operational excellence, performance and efficiencies. He played a critical role in the implementation of AES’ six Strategic Business Units (SBUs) to further the execution of AES’ strategy by driving business performance through asset, work, revenue and sourcing management programs, replicating best practices globally and achieving world-class performance. Bernerd puts safety first and is proud that AES people and operations contractors have achieved global lost time incident rates that rank in the top 10% based on US benchmarks. He brings proven experience in international corporate finance and business transformation for generation, transmission and distribution companies in the United States, Latin America, Africa, Europe and Asia to his role as COO. Bernerd built his capabilities through positions of increasing responsibility prior to becoming COO. Most recently, he served as CFO for AES’ Global Finance Operations. He was previously CFO for the Utilities group and for the Latin America and Africa group. Bernerd joined AES through its acquisition of La Electricidad de Caracas (EDC) where he held a number of leadership positions. Bernerd is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Universidad José Maria Vargas with Bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration and Public Administration, Business Management and Finance, and an MBA. He also completed the Advanced Program at Instituto de Estudios Superiores y de Administración (IESA) in Caracas. Bernerd is a member of the Boards of AES Brasiliana, AES Tietê, AES Eletropaulo, AES Gener and Indianapolis Power and Light. He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of privately held AES companies.

Andrés Gluski is President and Chief Executive Officer of The AES Corporation, a Fortune 500 global power company that provides affordable, sustainable energy to 14 countries through its diverse portfolio of distribution businesses as well as thermal and renewable generation facilities. AES is committed to operational excellence and meeting the world’s changing power needs.