Later this month, Maria Lacal will become part of an extremely rare group – women who run nuclear operations at major utilities.
Arizona Public Service (APS) has announced that Maria Lacal, currently senior vice president of regulatory and oversight, will succeed Bob Bement effective January 21. APS operates the 3.3 GW Palo Verde Generation Station nuclear plant in Maricopa County.
Lacal will be the first woman ever to run operations at Palo Verde. She will be the second woman ever to be a chief nuclear officer nationwide, following Maria Korsnick at Exelon, who has since become president and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute.
“Maria has long been a trailblazer and I know she will bring incredible energy and passion to this role,” said Jeff Guldner, CEO at APS. “Her leadership skills and strong nuclear experience make her the right person to lead Palo Verde into the future. I am excited to work with her and the entire Palo Verde team on our mission to deliver clean, reliable and affordable energy to our customers.”
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