Executive Management - 2003 Annual Report - Duke Energy
Duke Energy

Executive Management

Executive Committee

Duke Energy's Executive Committee is responsible for driving a strategy that optimizes shareholder value by providing a stable platform for growth and continued profitability. This group develops corporate strategy, allocates capital, outlines enterprise goals, implements Board direction, and in general leads the enterprise.

Greg Ebel, Ruth Shaw, David Hauser and (seated) Bobby Evans
 

Fred Fowler, Paul Anderson and Martha Wyrsch

 

A. R. Mullinax, Jim Mogg, Tom O'Connor, Bill Easter and (seated) Rich Osborne

Paul M. Anderson
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Anderson has lead responsibility for positioning Duke Energy as a company that achieves superior results, optimizing the focus of the entire organization, improving execution and ensuring clear accountability. He chairs the Executive Committee and the Expanded Executive Committee.


Fred J. Fowler
President and Chief Operating Officer

Fowler chairs Duke Energy's Operating Committee, with responsibility for the operational, commercial and financial results of the company's energy-related businesses.


David L. Hauser
Group Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Hauser is responsible for treasury, accounting, tax and risk management. His duties include certifying financial statements and overseeing risk control policies and systems.


Jim W. Mogg
Group Vice President and Chief Development Officer

Mogg oversees strategy and corporate transactions, corporate and human resources development, mergers and acquisitions, diversity and the company's real estate affiliate.


Richard J. Osborne
Group Vice President, Public and Regulatory Policy

Osborne has responsibility for Duke Energy's public policy agenda and relationships with regulators, legislators, communities and other key stakeholders.


Martha B. Wyrsch
Group Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Wyrsch is responsible for the company's legal affairs, compliance activities and the office of Corporate Secretary, as well as audit, ethics, security, business continuity and insurance.


Gregory L. Ebel
Secretary to the Executive Committee
Vice President, Investor and Shareholder Relations

Ebel is responsible for relationships and communication with the investment community, and for monitoring changes and trends in investment markets.


Expanded Executive Committee

The Expanded Executive Committee includes the Executive Committee members as well as the heads of the major business units and a business services unit. This group is responsible for corporate policies and programs that reach across the business units.

William H. Easter III
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Duke Energy Field Services

Easter leads the company's natural gas gathering and processing and natural gas liquids business.


Robert B. Evans
President
Duke Energy Americas

Evans is responsible for Duke Energy's North American and Latin American wholesale energy generation business.


A.R. Mullinax
Group Vice President
Duke Energy Business Services

Mullinax directs global sourcing and logistics, information technology services, corporate real estate services and human resources services.


Thomas C. O'Connor
President
Duke Energy Gas Transmission

O'Connor leads Duke Energy's natural gas pipeline business in the United States and Canada.


Ruth G. Shaw
President
Duke Power Company

Shaw oversees the electric utility that serves more than 2 million customers in North Carolina and South Carolina.