FirstEnergy Names Executive to Lead West Virginia and Maryland Electric Company Business | PR Newswire [Video]

Leaders also selected to oversee engineering and planning for distribution business and finance function for transmission business

, /PRNewswire/ — FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today announced that James H. Myers III has been appointed President, West Virginia and Maryland, effective December 15. In this role, he will oversee and be accountable for operational excellence, financial performance and state regulatory strategy and outcomes for the company’s combined West Virginia/Maryland business, including the Mon Power and Potomac Edison electric companies and its regulated generation facilities. Myers will report to Wade Smith, President, FirstEnergy Utilities.

Myers’ appointment is part of FirstEnergy’s move to a new business structure that shifts decision making and service closer to customers. Under this structure, the company expects to foster better execution and customer investment at the local level, making a positive difference in the communities served by FirstEnergy’s electric companies.

Wade Smith, President, FirstEnergy Utilities:“Jim’s knowledge, vision and continuous improvement mindset …