Biography

Jeffrey J. Lyash is expected to serve as our chairman. Mr. Lyash has over 40 years of experience in the power industry, including more than 20 years in senior executive roles. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Tennessee Valley Authority from 2019 until his retirement in 2025. Prior to TVA, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Ontario Power Generation and as President of Chicago Bridge & Iron Power. Earlier, Mr. Lyash spent 20 years at Carolina Power & Light and its successor companies, Progress Energy and Duke Energy,
in executive roles including President and Chief Executive Officer of Progress Energy Florida and Executive Vice President of Energy Supply of Duke Energy, and previously held senior technical and management positions at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Mr. Lyash currently serves as a director of Dominion Energy, Inc., Curtiss Wright Corporation and Aecon Group Inc., and previously served as a director of Granite Construction Incorporated. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Drexel University.