Dhiaa M. Jamil Group Executive, Chief Generation Officer and Chief Nuclear Officer

Dhiaa Jamil is a group executive, chief generation officer and chief nuclear officer for Duke Energy. He is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of all regulated generation across the company’s nuclear, fossil and hydro fleets. He assumed the expanded role of chief generation officer in July 2009.

Previously, Jamil served as group executive and chief nuclear officer, with responsibility for the company’s three nuclear stations – Catawba, McGuire and Oconee.

Jamil has 30 years of experience in the energy industry. He joined Duke Power in 1981 as a design engineer in the design engineering department. After a series of promotions, he was named electrical systems engineering supervisor of Oconee Nuclear Station in 1989 and electrical systems engineering manager in 1994. He was named maintenance superintendent of McGuire Nuclear Station in 1997; station manager in 1999; and site vice president of McGuire Nuclear Station in 2002. In that role, Jamil was responsible for all aspects of the safe and efficient operation of the nuclear site. In 2003, he was named site vice president of Catawba Nuclear Station. In 2006, Jamil was named senior vice president of nuclear support. He led the organization responsible for plant support, major projects and fuel management for Duke Energy’s nuclear fleet. In addition, he was responsible for regulatory support, nuclear oversight and safety analysis functions.

Jamil received a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

He is a registered professional engineer in North Carolina and South Carolina. He has completed the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations’ (INPO) senior nuclear plant management course and received Duke Energy’s technical nuclear certification. He has served as a senior member of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and has completed a three-year assignment as a member of the Council of the National Academy for Nuclear Training. He is a former member of Dominion Energy Management Safety Review Advisory Committee, TVA Nuclear Safety Review Board and Pacific Gas & Electric Nuclear Safety Oversight Committee. He also served on the board of directors of the York County, S.C., Chamber of Commerce.

Jamil currently serves as chair of the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and is a member of the UNC Charlotte board of trustees. He is a member of the INPO Executive Advisory Group and the Nuclear Energy Institute’s Nuclear Strategic Issues Advisory Committee Steering Group. He also serves as a trustee of The Duke Energy Foundation.

Jamil and his wife, Hope, have a daughter and two sons.

January 19, 2012