Kevin T. Howell Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Kevin Howell has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since July 2011. He retired in August 2010 from NRG Energy, where he had served as President of NRG Texas and Reliant Energy since August 2008. Prior to that he was NRG Energy’s Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer from January 2008 to August 2008 and Executive Vice President, Commercial Operations from August 2005 to January 2008. Before joining NRG Energy, Howell served in a variety of operating and commercial positions with several domestic and international energy companies.