PINNACLE WEST CORP (PNW)
Sector: Utilities
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Sector: Utilities
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Director information for PNW
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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| PNW | Lead Independent DirectorRetired Professor of Practice, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flager Business School, and Former Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Improvement, Duke/Progress Merger; Chair | 64 | ["Extensive Knowledge of the Company's Business Environment", "Risk Oversight and Risk Management", "Government/Public Policy/Regulatory", "Retired Professor of Practice, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School", "Former Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Improvement and Chief Integration Officer Duke/Progress Merger", "Professor of Practice and Executive Coach, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School", "Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Improvement, Progress Energy, Inc.", "Senior Vice President Power Operations, Progress Energy", "Worked directly in the utility industry for more than 13 years", "Extensive leadership experience in business and finance strategy, electric utility operations, nuclear strategy, and operating in a regulated environment", "Complex business operations and strategy experience including new generation, supply chain, and information technology and cybersecurity"] | ["Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee", "Corporate Governance and Nominating (Chair)", "Finance", "Human Resources"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Age 64 Director since: 2016 INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR Lead Independent Director Committees: Corporate Governance and Nominating (Chair) Finance Human Resources Background Since 2022 and 2012, respectively: Retired Professor of Practice, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, and Former Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Improvement and Chief Integration Officer Duke/Progress Merger 2012 - 2022: Professor of Practice and Executive Coach, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School 2011 - 2012: Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Improvement and Chief Integration Officer for Duke/Progress Merger 2010 - 2012: Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Improvement, Progress Energy, Inc. 2007- 2010: Senior Vice President Power Operations, Progress Energy. Qualifications Ms. Sims worked directly in the utility industry for more than 13 years. She brings extensive leadership experience to the Company in business and finance strategy, electric utility operations, nuclear strategy, and operating in a regulated environment. In her prior roles at Progress Energy, Ms. Sims was responsible for complex business operations and strategy, including new generation, supply chain, and information technology and cybersecurity, as well as overall process and efficiency improvements. Prior to that, she held leadership positions within GE s aviation business for 12 years. Her experience gives her extensive insight into the operational, financial, regulatory, and risk-related matters that are of ever-increasing significance to the Company. Nominee Skills and Experience Ms. Sims brings hands-on experience in electric utility operations, including generation, renewable energy, energy efficiency, fuels and energy trading, and customer service, as well as an understanding of the role of management and executive oversight, and brings the following key attributes to the Company: Financial Literacy and Accounting Corporate Governance Extensive Knowledge of Company s Business Environment Cybersecurity/Data Privacy CEO/Senior Leadership Nuclear Experience Utility Industry Experience Government/Public Policy/Regulatory Risk Oversight and Risk Management