SAN FRANCISCO /PRNewswire/ — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced today that its Board of Directors appointed Barry Anderson as Vice President of Emergency Preparedness and Response, Patrick Hogan as Vice President of Electric Operations Asset Management and Mallik Angalakudati as Vice President of Financial and Resource Management in Gas Operations.
“Barry, Patrick and Mallik have outstanding track records at several of America’s leading utilities,” said Tony Earley, Chairman, CEO and President of PG&E Corporation. “We look forward to their many contributions at PG&E as we continue to strengthen our organization and ensure that we are providing safe, reliable and affordable service to our customers.”
Anderson has served as interim vice president of a new emergency preparedness and response organization that PG&E created on March 15. He will oversee PG&E’s company-wide emergency management initiatives. This new organization is reflective of PG&E’s commitment to implementing industry best practices so that the company can respond quickly and effectively to emergencies and natural disasters.
Anderson has more than 30 years of experience within the electric utility industry. He joined PG&E in 2011 as senior director of electric distribution system operations. Prior to joining PG&E, he was the senior director of network operations for Florida Power and Light (FPL). Anderson received a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University and his MBA from Nova Southeastern University.
As Vice President of Electric Operations Asset Management, Hogan will be responsible for all aspects of PG&E’s asset investment and reliability strategies, including the implementation of industry best practices in controls, systems and standards.
Hogan comes to PG&E from British Columbia Hydro where he served as vice president of engineering and design for electric transmission and distribution systems. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College, and his MBA from Hofstra University. Hogan replaces PG&E’s retiring vice president of Asset Management, Placido “P.J.” Martinez.
As Vice President of Financial and Resource Management in Gas Operations, Angalakudati will oversee contractor and workforce planning, process improvement and quality assurance and control. Angalakudati most recently led the retail revenue process at National Grid and held leadership roles in gas operations at major utilities and consulting firms. He received his MBA from the University of Michigan.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco, with 20,000 employees, the company delivers some of the nation’s cleanest energy to 15 million people in Northern and Central California. For more information, visit http://www.pge.com/about/newsroom/ and www.pgecurrents.com.
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