COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) has named Michael Deggendorf vice president of
Transmission Asset Strategy and Policy. Deggendorf succeeds
Daniel Rogier, who is retiring later
this year after four decades with the company. Deggendorf began his
new role April 20, 2020.
Deggendorf is responsible for the regulatory and finance
functions for AEP's multi-billion transmission investment in its
transcos, operating companies and joint ventures. He oversees all
Regional Transmission Organization (RTO), Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC), state regulatory and strategic matters related
to AEP Transmission and leads transmission project siting,
outreach, and right-of-way acquisition. He reports to Antonio Smyth, senior vice president of
Transmission Ventures, Strategy and Policy.
"During his 40-year career with AEP, Dan has been an invaluable
asset and leader. We're grateful for his important contributions to
the company and our industry over the years, and we wish him the
best in his well-deserved retirement," Smyth said. "We're fortunate
to have Mike join AEP Transmission leadership and welcome his
insights and experience as we continue building the energy grid of
the future."
Deggendorf is an industry veteran with more than 30 years of
experience in the energy and telecommunication industries. He was
senior vice president at Great Plains Energy and had responsibility
for transmission, distribution, major construction projects,
customer service, economic development, and other corporate
functions throughout his 14-year tenure at the company. He also
leads Grid Assurance, a joint venture company offering
cost-effective solutions for enhancing transmission grid resilience
and faster access to critical transmission equipment following a
catastrophe. AEP is a founding partner of Grid Assurance.
Deggendorf holds a bachelor of science degree in business
administration from Iowa State
University, and he has completed graduate studies at the
University of Colorado and the
University of Iowa. He is also a
graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University.
Rogier began his career with AEP in 1980 as an electrical
engineer. He has held leadership roles in transmission, generation,
distribution, customer service, and information technology and
played a pivotal role in the creation of AEP Charge, the company's
digital hub, in 2018 and the 21st Century Technology Model in
2019.
American Electric Power, based in Columbus, Ohio, is focused on building a
smarter energy infrastructure and delivering new technologies and
custom energy solutions to our customers. AEP's approximately
17,400 employees operate and maintain the nation's largest
electricity transmission system and more than 221,000 miles of
distribution lines to efficiently deliver safe, reliable power to
nearly 5.5 million regulated customers in 11 states. AEP also is
one of the nation's largest electricity producers with
approximately 31,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity,
including more than 5,200 megawatts of renewable energy. AEP's
family of companies includes utilities AEP Ohio, AEP Texas,
Appalachian Power (in Virginia and
West Virginia), AEP Appalachian
Power (in Tennessee), Indiana
Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of
Oklahoma, and Southwestern
Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana, east Texas and the Texas
Panhandle). AEP also owns AEP Energy, AEP Energy Partners,
AEP OnSite Partners, and AEP Renewables, which provide innovative
competitive energy solutions nationwide. For more information,
visit aep.com.
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