APS Announces Executive Changes at Palo Verde Generating Station
December 19, 2019
Bement to retire; Lacal promoted PHOENIX – Arizona Public Service announced today changes in its senior leadership team at Palo Verde Generating Station. Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Bob Bement will retire and Maria Lacal, currently Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Oversight, is appointed his successor effective January 21, 2020. Bement joined APS in 2007 as the plant’s Vice President of Site Operations before being promoted to Senior Vice President in 2011 and the top spot in 2016. His distinguished nuclear career included leadership positions with Arkansas Nuclear One and Clinton Power Station and began in the U. S. Navy as a nuclear-trained electrician serving aboard submarines. “I want to thank Bob for his tremendous leadership at the Palo Verde Generating Station and for his invaluable contributions to APS,” said Jeff Guldner, Chairman, President and CEO of APS. “Bob played an integral role in restoring Palo Verde to...
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