Christopher C. Rolfe Group Executive and Chief Administrative Officer
Chris Rolfe is group executive and chief administrative officer for Duke Energy. He is responsible for supply chain, information technology, operations services and other administrative activities.
Prior to his current role, Rolfe served as group executive and chief human resources officer where he led the human resources function, including HR and labor policy, diversity, management and employee development, and compensation and benefits.
Rolfe joined Duke Power in 1972 as an engineering assistant in the design engineering department. He worked on most of Duke Power’s fossil, hydro and nuclear projects. After a series of promotions in the engineering department, Rolfe assumed leadership of the company’s research and development activities. He was named vice president of corporate performance in 1992, with responsibility for corporate quality initiatives. He was named vice president of corporate human resources in 1997 and vice president of human resources in December 2000. Rolfe was named to his current position in November 2007.
A native of Richmond, Va., Rolfe graduated from North Carolina State University with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. He is a registered professional engineer in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Rolfe has served on many industry and nonprofit boards of directors and is currently chairman of the North Carolina Commission on Workforce Development. He is also a recipient of the 2007 Jack Callahan Cornerstone Award from Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont of North Carolina. The award recognized Rolfe for his years of volunteer service and leadership in workforce development at the local, state and national levels.
Duke Energy, one of the largest power companies in the United States, supplies and delivers electricity to approximately 3.9 million customers in the Carolinas and the Midwest. The company also distributes natural gas in Ohio and Kentucky, generates electricity in Latin America, and is a joint-venture partner in a U.S. real estate company. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is a Fortune 500 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK.April 18, 2008
