Former executive at Ford Motor Company brings expertise in innovation
and product development to the board
Exelon today announced that its board of directors has elected Nancy L.
Gioia as a director, effective Feb. 1, 2016. Gioia, 55, retired as
Director of Global Connectivity, Electrical and User Experience at Ford
Motor Co. in 2014.
“Nancy brings a unique perspective to Exelon’s board of directors, and
we are pleased to be working with her,” said Mayo Shattuck, chairman of
Exelon. “Her extensive background in innovation and product development
will be a significant contribution to our business.”
Gioia will serve on the board of directors’ Finance and Risk and
Generation Oversight Committees.
Among her achievements during a more than 30-year career at Ford, Gioia
led the company’s global electrification efforts. In this role, she
developed the technology, vehicle programs and value chain strategies as
well as assessing the economic, social and environmental impacts
including consumer insights and acceptance. She worked closely with the
Edison Electric Institute, the U.S. Department of Energy and the
engineers at Ford to pilot and implement the strategy.
At Ford, Gioia also shaped and implemented a global strategy on the
connected car, consumer and company. She created an avenue for new
consumer experiences and a transformed learning environment through big
data and analytics.
Gioia’s career at Ford began as an electrical engineer and advanced
steadily over three decades.
Gioia also is a member of the board of directors for Brady Corporation.
She earned a master’s degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from
Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
from the University of Michigan.
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) is the nation’s leading competitive
energy provider, with 2014 revenues of approximately $27.4 billion.
Headquartered in Chicago, Exelon does business in 48 states, the
District of Columbia and Canada. Exelon is one of the largest
competitive U.S. power generators, with more than 32,000 megawatts of
owned capacity comprising one of the nation’s cleanest and lowest-cost
power generation fleets. The company’s Constellation business unit
provides energy products and services to more than 2.5 million
residential, public sector and business customers, including more than
two-thirds of the Fortune 100. Exelon’s utilities deliver electricity
and natural gas to more than 7.8 million customers in central Maryland
(BGE), northern Illinois (ComEd) and southeastern Pennsylvania (PECO).
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