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Alessandro Lagi is the new Chief Financial Officer at Eos Energy Enterprises (from Head of Global FP&A and Growth Finance, Johnson Controls).

Eos hires Lagi (ex-Johnson Controls Global FP&A; previously Baker Hughes Oilfield Equipment Global CFO) as permanent CFO with $470K base, $2M sign-on RSU, and $1M annual LTI target. Replaces interim CFO Nathan Kroeker, who returns full-time to Chief Commercial Officer — a signal Eos is professionalizing finance as it ramps zinc-battery manufacturing at scale.

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Robert Gaudette has been promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer at NRG Energy, Inc. (from President (since January 6, 2026); EVP & President of NRG Business and Wholesale Operations (2024–2026), NRG Energy, Inc.).

Gaudette steps in as permanent CEO of NRG Energy on April 30, 2026, completing the succession plan announced January 6 that promoted him from EVP / President of NRG Business and Wholesale Operations (a 25-year NRG veteran) into the top job. Lawrence Coben transitions out after a decade-plus chair-CEO run; Gaudette's compensation package (base $1.2M, 125% target STI, 825% LTI multiple for 2027, plus a $5.07M FY26 RPSU grant) signals the board's aggressive pay-for-performance posture as NRG navigates record load growth, gas margin tailwinds, and integration of the Vivint Smart Home and Vistra-era retail assets.

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David E. Mills has been promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer at PJM Interconnection (from Interim President and CEO; Board Chair, PJM Interconnection).

Mills becomes PJM's fifth permanent CEO after serving as interim chief since January, taking over the largest US grid operator (67M customers across 13 states + DC) amid an unprecedented interconnection queue surge driven by AI data center load and contentious capacity market reform.

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Emily A. Jamieson is the new Chief Financial Officer and Internal Control Officer at NYSERDA (from Chief Financial Officer, New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation).

Jamieson moves from EFC's green-infrastructure financing helm to take CFO at NYSERDA, the lead state authority deploying NY's clean-energy budget under the CLCPA's 70-by-30 mandate. Pending Governor's office approval.

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Kathleen M. O'Brien-NeJame is the new General Counsel and Secretary at NYSERDA (from Deputy Counsel, New York State Office of the State Comptroller).

O'Brien-NeJame becomes NYSERDA's chief legal officer and Authority Secretary just as the agency contends with NY's contested transmission permitting reforms and Tier 4 solicitation activity. Pending Governor's office approval.

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Paula Conboy has been promoted to Board Chair-elect at PJM Interconnection (from Board Member, PJM Interconnection).

Conboy ascends to PJM Board Chair-elect (formal election at the May 15 Annual Meeting) as Mills moves to permanent CEO — providing governance continuity at the largest US RTO during a period of capacity market reform and data-center-driven load growth.

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Charlie Wickersham is the new Senior Vice President of Technology at Array Technologies (from Head of Solar Module Development, First Solar).

Wickersham brings nearly 15 years from First Solar — where he led module development for the largest US-headquartered PV manufacturer — to lead Array Technologies' tracker and SmartTrack software roadmap. The hire signals an OEM-to-OEM talent flow as the tracker market consolidates.

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Scott Garten is the new Senior Vice President, Safety, Operations, and Workforce Institute at American Clean Power Association (from Vice President, Product Management, Global Industry Services, American Petroleum Institute).

ACP hires a long-time API leader to launch its newly created Safety, Operations, and Workforce Institute (SOW) — a notable cross-association move from oil & gas to clean energy advocacy as utility-scale wind, solar, and storage account for the bulk of new US electricity capacity additions.

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