Sector: Utilities
Director information for PINNACLE WEST CORP (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam C. Heflin | Chief Nuclear Officer | ["Responsible for all nuclear-related activities", "Nuclear career in the U.S. Navy", "Former CEO and Chief Nuclear Officer of Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation", "Former Chief Nuclear Officer at Ameren\u2019s Callaway Energy Center"] | ["Nuclear Energy Institute", "Institute for Nuclear Power Operations"] | 2026 | |
| Bruce J. Nordstrom | [] | [] | 2026 | ||
| CAROL S. EICHER | Director; Former CEO, Innocor, Inc. | 68 | ["More than 30 years of experience in global manufacturing, operations and mergers and acquisitions", "Extensive board experience at publicly traded companies", "Executive advisor for Wind Point Partners, a leading private equity firm", "Prior CEO role at Innocor", "Financial literacy and human capital management", "Financial Literacy and Accounting", "Business Strategy", "Complex Operation Experience", "Corporate Governance", "Sustainability", "CEO/Senior Leadership", "Public Board Experience", "Risk Oversight and Risk Management"] | ["Audit", "Finance", "Nuclear and Operating", "Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Dale E. Klein | [] | [] | 2026 | ||
| Denis A. Cortese | [] | [] | 2026 | ||
| GLYNIS A. BRYAN | Director; Former Executive Vice President and Advisor and Former Chief Financial Officer, Insight Enterprises, Inc. | 67 | ["CFO for more than 15 years", "broad functional experience in financial planning and analysis", "treasury", "capital markets", "managing financial risk", "more than 15 years of public company board experience", "serving on the boards of Wesco, Ameriprise and Benchmark", "served on the Board of Pentair plc as Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee", "previously served on the Compensation Committee", "Audit Expertise", "Finance/Capital Allocation", "Financial Literacy/Accounting", "Business Strategy", "Complex Operations Experience", "Customer Perspectives", "Cybersecurity/Data Privacy", "CEO/Senior Leadership", "Public Board Service"] | ["Audit", "Corporate Governance and Nominating", "Finance", "Audit Committee", "Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee"] | 2026 |
| Gonzalo A. De La Melena, Jr. | Director; Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Emerging Airport Ventures, LLC | 57 | ["Founder and CEO, Emerging Airport Ventures, LLC", "Former CEO of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce", "Board member of Gainey Business Bank", "Board member of Greater Phoenix Leadership", "Board member of Education Forward Arizona", "Experience in finance, investment, business strategy", "Understanding of regulatory issues", "Experience in economic development"] | ["Finance", "Human Resources", "Nuclear and Operating"] | 2026 |
| Humberto S. Lopez | [] | [] | 2026 | ||
| Jacob Tetlow | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ["Oversees safe, reliable, and efficient operations of non-nuclear generation and power delivery systems", "Resource management", "Supply chain management", "Corporate safety", "Enterprise security", "Information technology", "Facilities management", "Transportation management", "Environmental services"] | ["Research Advisory Committee", "Board of Directors for the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies", "Board of Directors for Nature Conservancy Arizona Chapter"] | 2026 | |
| JAMES E. TREVATHAN, JR. | Director; Former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Waste Management, Inc.; Chair | 73 | ["almost 40 years of complex operational experience", "20 years in an executive capacity", "focus on safety", "environmental issues", "customer service", "acquisitions", "business development", "disruptive technology", "risk oversight and risk management", "community and regulatory affairs", "human capital management", "business strategy development", "literacy in finance and accounting", "Financial Literacy and Accounting", "Complex Operations Experience", "Corporate Governance", "Customer Perspectives", "Sustainability", "CEO/Senior Leadership", "Government/Public Policy/Regulatory", "Risk Oversight and Risk Management", "Government/Public Policy Regulatory", "Nuclear Experience"] | ["Corporate Governance and Nominating", "Human Resources", "Nuclear and Operating", "Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee"] | 2026 |
| JEFFREY B. GULDNER | Former Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | ["Led Pinnacle West and APS through various leadership positions", "Responsible for legal, rates and regulation, government affairs, and customer service"] | ["Nuclear Energy Institute", "Edison Electric Institute", "Electric Power Research Institute", "Nextpower (formerly Nextracker)", "Duke Energy", "Smart Electric Power Alliance"] | 2026 | |
| Kathryn L. Munro | [] | [] | 2026 | ||
| KRISTINE L. SVINICKI | Director; Former Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”) Chairman | 59 | ["Adjunct Professor, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan", "Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2017 - 2021)", "Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2008 - 2017)", "Professional Staff Member, U.S. Senate", "Project Manager and Nuclear Engineer, U.S. Department of Energy", "Expertise in all aspects of nuclear energy regulation, operation, technology, cybersecurity and safety", "Senior leadership experience in operating large, complex organizations", "Financial literacy and human capital management", "Certified in cybersecurity oversight from Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute"] | ["Audit", "Finance", "Nuclear and Operating", "Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Michael L. Gallagher | [] | [] | 2026 | ||
| Paula J. Sims | 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 |
| Richard P. Fox | Independent Consultant and former Managing Partner, Ernst & Young | 78 | [] | ["Audit Committee", "Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee"] | 2026 |
| Robert E. Smith | Special Advisor to the CEO | ["Former Executive Vice President", "Chief Legal Officer", "Chief Development Officer", "President of Pinnacle West Power and its subsidiaries", "Experience on various industry and venture fund/advisory boards", "Chair of the Board of Directors for Global Action"] | [] | 2026 | |
| RONALD BUTLER, JR. | Director; Retired Arizona Managing Partner, Ernst & Young; Chair | 57 | ["More than 32 years of public accounting experience", "Extensive accounting, auditing, and financial skill set", "Experience in strategy development and risk oversight", "Trusted advisor to Fortune 500 executives and corporate boards", "Audit expertise", "Financial literacy and accounting", "Business strategy", "Extensive knowledge of company's business environment", "Cybersecurity/Data privacy", "Sustainability", "CEO/Senior leadership", "Human capital management", "Risk oversight and risk management", "Audit Expertise", "Finance/Capital Allocation", "Financial Literacy/Accounting", "Risk Oversight and Risk Management"] | ["Audit (Chair)", "Corporate Governance and Nominating", "Human Resources", "Audit Committee", "Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee"] | 2026 |
| Roy A. Herberger, Jr. | [] | [] | 2026 | ||
| SUSAN T. FLANAGAN | Independent Director; Former President and CEO, GE Energy Financial Services | 63 | ["Extensive knowledge in domestic and international energy markets", "Experience in equity and debt investment", "Capital markets experience", "Deal structuring", "Mergers and acquisitions expertise", "Sector expertise in onshore/offshore wind, solar, storage, conventional thermal power generation assets, grid technologies, and power markets", "Experience with private equity, banks, export credit agencies, sovereigns, and other key commercial counterparties", "Finance/Capital Allocation", "Financial Literacy and Accounting", "Business Strategy", "Sustainability", "CEO/Senior Leadership", "Human Capital Management", "Utility Industry Experience", "Government/Public Policy/Regulatory", "Risk Oversight and Risk Management"] | ["Audit", "Finance", "Nuclear and Operating", "Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| THEODORE N. GEISLER | Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of PNW and APS | 47 | ["Leadership and executive positions since 2001", "Chief Financial Officer", "Chief Information Officer", "General Manager of Transmission and Distribution", "Director of Investor Relations", "Finance/Capital Allocation", "Business Strategy", "Complex Operations Experience", "Customer Perspectives", "Extensive Knowledge of Company's Business Environment", "CEO/Senior Leadership", "Nuclear Experience", "Utility Industry Experience", "Government/Public Policy/Regulatory", "Chairman of the Board", "President", "Various operations and corporate resource roles", "Community commitment"] | ["Arizona Chamber of Commerce", "Greater Phoenix Economic Council", "Nuclear Energy Institute", "Edison Electrical Institute", "Greater Phoenix Leadership", "W.P. Carey Dean's Council at Arizona State University"] | 2026 |
| WILLIAM H. SPENCE | Director; Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, PPL Corporation | 69 | ["Former Chief Executive Officer of an investor-owned electric utility company", "Broad range of operating experience in the energy industry", "Experience in strategy development and risk management", "Comprehensive understanding of regulatory strategy and customer service", "Co-chaired an Edison Electric Institute task force for cybersecurity strategy", "Significant public board experience", "Finance/Capital Allocation", "Complex Operations Experience", "Corporate Governance", "Cybersecurity/Data Privacy", "CEO/Senior Leadership", "Public Board Experience", "Nuclear Experience", "Utility Industry Experience", "Government/Public Policy/Regulatory"] | ["Corporate Governance and Nominating", "Human Resources", "Nuclear and Operating", "Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee"] | 2026 |
