NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) and NRG Yield (NYSE: NYLD, NYLD.A) today
announced the following executive appointments in finance effective
January 4, 2016: Gaetan Frotte, Senior Vice President, Finance and
Strategy of NRG Yield, will become Senior Vice President and Treasurer
of NRG; Chad Plotkin, Vice President, Investor Relations, will become
Senior Vice President, Finance and Strategy for NRG Yield; and Kevin
Cole will join NRG as Senior Vice President of Investor Relations.
“At this important time in NRG’s history, we are pleased to be
leveraging existing talent and bringing in new expertise to further
strengthen our corporate finance resources, provide ongoing support and
leadership for NRG Yield while continuing to improve our ability to
clearly and effectively communicate with stakeholders,” said Kirk
Andrews, NRG and NRG Yield Chief Financial Officer.
Both Gaetan Frotte and Chad Plotkin bring deep industry experience and
financial expertise to their new roles in the NRG and NRG Yield
organizations. Prior to his role as Head Finance and Strategy for NRG
Yield, Gaetan Frotte served as Assistant Treasurer of NRG. Prior to
leading Investor Relations at NRG, Chad Plotkin led the Finance
organization for NRG Home Solar and previously served in the Strategy,
Mergers and Acquisitions organization for NRG.
Kevin Cole joins NRG as Head of Investor Relations with a
highly-developed skillset having followed and researched NRG for nearly
10 years. Kevin Cole most recently served as senior energy equity and
credit analyst and energy sector team captain with Achievement Asset
Management. From 2007-2014, Kevin Cole served as Vice President on the
Credit Suisse US power and utility equity research team with a mix of
lead and co-coverage across the regulated utility, integrated power, and
independent power producer sectors. Prior to Credit Suisse, he served as
an associate with Jeffery Slocum & Associates conducting fixed income
research and investment consulting services.
Gaetan Frotte, Chad Plotkin and Kevin Cole will report directly to Kirk
Andrews, NRG and NRG Yield Chief Financial Officer.
About NRG
NRG is leading a customer-driven change in the U.S. energy industry by
delivering cleaner and smarter energy choices, while building on the
strength of the nation’s largest and most diverse competitive power
portfolio. A Fortune 200 company, we create value through reliable and
efficient conventional generation while driving innovation in solar and
renewable power, electric vehicle ecosystems, carbon capture technology
and customer-centric energy solutions. Our retail electricity providers
serve almost 3 million residential and commercial customers throughout
the country. More information is available at www.nrg.com.
Connect with NRG Energy on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @nrgenergy.
About NRG Yield
NRG Yield owns a diversified portfolio of contracted renewable and
conventional generation and thermal infrastructure assets in the U.S.,
including fossil fuel, solar and wind power generation facilities that
provide the capacity to support more than one million American homes and
businesses. Our thermal infrastructure assets provide steam, hot water
and/or chilled water, and in some instances electricity, to commercial
businesses, universities, hospitals and governmental units in ten
locations. NRG Yield’s Class C and Class A common stock are traded on
the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols NYLD and NYLD.A,
respectively. Visit nrgyield.com for more information.
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