EPRI Announces Board of Directors Changes
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PALO ALTO, Calif., April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) today announced changes to its Board of Directors that will take effect April 14.
Stanley W. (Stan) Connally, Jr., Southern Company s Executive Vice President of Operations and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of its Southern Company Services (SCS) subsidiary, will succeed Edison International President and CEO Pedro J. Pizarro as Chairman of EPRI s Board. EPRI s effectiveness in leveraging collaboration and technical expertise to solve the energy industry s challenges is unparalleled. This is an important period for our industry and for EPRI as we continue to decarbonize and also work to ensure the reliability, resilience and affordability of our service, said Connally. I look forward to continuing this important work as EPRI and its members harness research and developm
Operator
Good afternoon, and welcome to the Edison International Fourth Quarter 2020 Financial Teleconference. My name is Missy, and I will be your operator today. [Operator Instructions] [Operator Instructions]
I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Sam Ramraj, Vice President of Investor Relations. Mr. Ramraj, you may begin your conference.
Sam Ramraj
Vice President of Investor Relations
Thank you, Missy, and welcome, everyone. Our speakers today are President and Chief Executive Officer, Pedro Pizarro; and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Maria Rigatti. Also on the call are other members of the management team. I would like to mention that we are doing this call with our executives in different locations, so please bear with us if you experience any technical difficulty. Materials supporting today s call are available at www.edisoninvestor.com. These include our Form 10-K, prepared remarks from Pedro and Maria and the teleconference presentation.
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