COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) has been named one of America's Best
Employers for Women by Forbes and Statista. The company is
one of 300 organizations identified as being well-liked by female
employees.
The list is based on an independent survey from a sample of
75,000 U.S. employees working for companies employing at least
1,000 people in their U.S. operations. Forbes and Statista
also considered the diversity of executive leadership roles within
candidate companies.
"Building an inclusive workforce is a key part of AEP's mission
and culture," said Nicholas K.
Akins, AEP chairman, president and chief executive officer.
"We're proud to be recognized for creating a positive work
environment for women, and we'll continue our efforts to attract
diverse talent who can bring new ideas and perspectives to better
serve our customers and communities."
AEP also was included for the second consecutive year in the
2019 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for its commitment to gender
reporting and advancing women's equality. AEP is a member of
Paradigm for Parity®, a coalition of employers committed to
promoting gender parity, and a signatory of the CEO Action for
Diversity & Inclusion pledge.
Learn more about AEP's efforts to create a more diverse,
inclusive workforce.
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 30,000 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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