NRG Energy, Inc, announced the appointment of Lawrence Coben, Ph.D., as President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Coben has been serving as Interim Chief Executive Officer since November 20, 2023. He was appointed Chair of the NRG Board of Directors in 2017 and will continue as Chair of the Board as part of his new role.
“NRG’s outstanding results and significant shareholder returns since Larry’s appointment as Interim CEO underscore his success in refining the strategy and driving execution across the Company. Following a thorough search process, it is clear that Larry’s continued leadership as President and CEO will best position us to build on our momentum and create significant, sustainable shareholder value,” said Lisa Donohue, Chair of the NRG Board’s CEO Search Committee. “Larry has engaged closely with teams across the business, and they have rallied behind him to deliver strong financial and operating performance. Given Larry’s deep understanding of our industry and NRG’s differentiation at the intersection of energy and smart home technology, we are confident that under Larry’s stewardship, NRG will fully capitalize on the expected demand growth and evolving needs of our customers.”
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“I am excited about the future of NRG and honored to lead our talented team going forward as Chair, President and CEO,” said Dr. Coben. “In addition to the tremendous growth our industry is experiencing, we are strengthening our position at the intersection of energy and technology, advancing key brownfield development projects in Texas and providing residential energy and smart technologies at scale to our over eight million customers. With a deeply talented team, a business and financial outlook that has never been stronger, and the right capital allocation framework in place, I am confident in NRG’s ability to capture the substantial upside value creation available to our company.”
About Lawrence S. Coben, Ph.D.
Dr. Coben has served as Chair of the NRG Board of Directors since 2017 and has been a member of the Board since 2003.
From 2003 to 2017, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of various affiliates of Tremisis Energy. Dr. Coben also served on the Board of Directors of SAESA, a Chilean utility, from 2008 to 2010, the Board of Prisma Energy from 2003 to 2006, and the advisory board of Morgan Stanley Infrastructure II, L.P. from 2014 to 2016.
Dr. Coben is also Founder and Board Chair of the ESCALA Initiative, a leading NGO that provides a Business School and Capacity Training Program to marginalized women entrepreneurs around the world.
Dr. Coben received a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Yale University, a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, and a Master of Arts and Ph.D. in anthropology with a focus in archaeology from the University of Pennsylvania.
SOURCE: Businesswire