VALLEY FORGE, Pa., Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PJM
Interconnection announced today the promotions of Nigeria
Bloczynski, Asim Z. Haque,
Christopher O'Hara and Ricardo Rodriguez.
"I am pleased to recognize the accomplishments and work of these
four leaders within the organization," said PJM President and CEO
Manu Asthana. "Under their
leadership, PJM has made great strides in all of their areas, and I
expect that progress to continue."
Nigeria Bloczynski, Vice President and Chief Risk
Officer
Bloczynski has been named Vice President and Chief Risk Officer.
Her responsibilities include corporate insurance programs, credit
risk, enterprise risk management, trade risk and analytics, and
trade surveillance.
Bloczynski joined PJM in 2019 and has more than 20 years of
experience in commodity and credit risk management in both
financial and energy markets. She holds a Bachelor of Science in
mathematics from Morgan State
University and an MBA from Johns
Hopkins University.
Asim Z. Haque, Vice
President – State and Member Services
Haque continues in his role as Vice President – State and Member
Services, but will now also be a designated officer in the
organization. He oversees State Government Policy, which includes
both the State Relations and State Policy Solutions functions, as
well as Member Services, which includes the Stakeholder Affairs,
Client Management, Knowledge Management Center, and State &
Member Training Departments.
Haque, an attorney, joined PJM in 2019 and has previously served
as chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. Haque has a bachelor's degree in
chemistry and political science from Case
Western Reserve University and his Juris Doctor from The
Ohio State University Moritz College of
Law.
Christopher O'Hara, Senior
Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance
Officer
O'Hara has been named Senior Vice President, General Counsel,
Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer. He oversees PJM's
Compliance & Reliability Standards and Law Departments and is
responsible for PJM's legal operations, including all of the
company's regulatory, litigation and commercial needs.
Before joining PJM in 2017, O'Hara had extensive in-house and
private law firm experience in the energy field. He received his
undergraduate degree from the University of
Pennsylvania and his Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland.
Ricardo Rodriguez, Senior
Director – Internal Audit
Rodriguez has been named Senior Director – Internal Audit. He
oversees PJM's Internal Audit Department, in which he is a member
of the Executive Team and reports to the CEO and to the Risk and
Audit Committee of the PJM Board of Managers. He is responsible for
conducting company-wide business risk analysis to evaluate the
effectiveness of business processes and operating controls at
PJM.
Rodriguez is an experienced audit professional with over 20
years of experience in the energy, pharmaceutical and financial
industries in the areas of finance, regulatory compliance,
information security, operations and information systems. He holds
a bachelor's degree in business administration from the
University of Puerto Rico and a Master
of Science in engineering from the University
of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business.
The executive promotions are effective March 10, 2021.
PJM Interconnection, founded in 1927, ensures the reliability of
the high-voltage electric power system serving 65 million people in
all or parts of Delaware,
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New
Jersey, North Carolina,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West
Virginia and the District of
Columbia. PJM coordinates and directs the operation of the
region's transmission grid, which includes over 84,236 miles of
transmission lines; administers a competitive wholesale electricity
market; and plans regional transmission expansion improvements to
maintain grid reliability and relieve congestion. PJM's regional
grid and market operations produce annual savings of $3.2 billion to $4 billion. For the
latest news about PJM, visit PJM Inside Lines at
insidelines.pjm.com.
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