RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) today announced that Diane Leopold, executive vice president and chief operating officer, will retire on June 1, 2025, after a 36-year career in the energy industry, the past 30 of which she has spent at Dominion Energy. Leopold will remain chief operating officer, executive vice president, and a key member of the company's leadership team until June 1. During this transitional period Leopold will begin to transfer utility and contracted energy responsibilities to Ed Baine, currently president-Dominion Energy Virginia, who will become president-Utility Operations and Dominion Energy Virginia, and Eric Carr, currently chief nuclear officer, who will become chief nuclear officer and president-Nuclear Operations and Contracted Energy. Keller Kissam, president-Dominion Energy South Carolina, will report to Baine in his new role. Leopold will retain operational oversight of all major construction projects including the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project (CVOW) and Charybdis, the first Jones Act-compliant turbine installation vessel in the U.S.

Bob Blue, chair, president, and chief executive officer, said:

"Diane is one of the brightest, most dedicated, and most capable people in our company and in our industry. Over her 36 years in the utility industry, she's demonstrated best-in-class performance in nearly all areas of operations, business development, financial planning, corporate strategy, as well as the construction of several multibillion-dollar energy infrastructure projects. It has been my honor and privilege to work with her for the last 19 years. We will miss her thoughtful, detail-oriented, and highly personal leadership. When she retires in June, she'll leave behind a deep and capable bench of talented leaders, including Ed and Eric, due to her deliberate focus on developing her team members."

Leopold joined Dominion Energy in 1995 and became an officer in 2004. She held a wide range of executive roles in operational, financial, and commercial areas throughout the company. She became Dominion Energy's executive vice president and co-chief operating officer in 2019 and assumed her current role in 2020.

Leopold's leadership in the energy sector includes the Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited, where she is a board member, and the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America and the American Gas Association, both of which she served as a past-chair. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Markel Group. She also serves on the boards of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, GROW Capital Jobs Foundation, and World Pediatric Project.