American Electric elects Julie Sloat chair of the Board, adds board member

American Electric has elected Julie Sloat chair of the Board, effective Oct. 2. Sloat is AEP‘s president and CEO. In addition, Daniel Stoddard, retired Senior VP, Chief Nuclear Officer and president of Contracted Assets for Dominion Energy, has been elected to the Board. Nicholas Akins will be retiring and stepping down from his position as executive chair of AEP’s Board on Oct. 1. Sloat was named AEP president in August 2022 and became CEO Jan. 1, 2023. Previously, she was executive VP and CFO, Senior VP of Treasury and Risk, and president and COO of AEP Ohio. Sloat joined AEP in 1999. He joined Dominion in 2006 and has held roles of increasing responsibility in their nuclear energy generation organization, including senior vice president of Nuclear Operations and site vice president of North Anna Power Station. Oliver Richard III has resigned from the Board of Directors for personal reasons.