AVANGRID - Key Persons
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- Chairman of the Audit Committee
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- Member of the Management Team
- Senior Vice President - Chief of Staff
Alfredo del Canto joined Avangrid as the Senior Vice President - Chief of Staff in April 2023. He manages a team that provides operational, financial, and strategic oversight for the Chief Executive Officer of Avangrid. Previously he worked at Iberdrola for fifteen years. His most recent role was the Head of Finance, Regulation, and Energy Policy at the Chairman and CEO's Office serving as the liaison with the executive leadership team to implement strategic processes and prepare for board meetings, executive and operating committees, and the General Shareholder's meeting. His prior roles at Iberdrola include representing the company at the International Energy Agency; planning, reporting, and regulation for Iberdrola's global networks business; and Corporate Development. Alfredo began his career at Repsol working in financial risk.
Alfredo holds a degree in industrial engineering from ICAI (Universidad Pontificia Comillas) and a master's degree in management of energy companies from IESE Business School.
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- Chairman of the Board
- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Independent Director
- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Member of the Governance and Sustainability Committee
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- Member of the Audit Committee
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- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
- Member of the Management Team
- President
- Position of President & Chief Executive Officer
Catherine Stempien was appointed to the position of President & Chief Executive Officer of Avangrid Networks, Inc. in February 2021. In this role, Catherine oversees Avangrid's eight electric and gas utilities, serving approximately 3.3 million customers across New York and New England. She is also responsible for regulatory affairs, asset management, and planning for Avangrid Networks, Inc.
Previously, Catherine served as President of Duke Energy Florida. She also held a variety of executive roles at Duke including Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and various leadership positions in the company's legal department. Catherine holds a Juris Doctor degree from Boston University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from Dartmouth College. She also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
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- Member of the Special Committee
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- Independent Director
- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Independent Director
- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Member of the Management Team
- Senior Vice President - Corporate Development
Ignacio has served as Senior Vice President - Corporate Development since December 2015 and is responsible for delivering non-organic growth opportunities for the company beyond those of its present businesses. Ignacio most recently served as Corporate Vice President of Business Origination of Iberdrola, S.A. and, prior to that,as Gas Markets Development Director.
Ignacio holds a degree in law and business from the Universidad Pontificia Comillas and a master's degree of public administration, with concentrations in industry analysis and strategic negotiation, from Harvard University.
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- Chairman of the Executive Committee
- Chairman of the Special Committee
- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Lead Independent Director
- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
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- Chairman of the Special Committee
- Member of the Unaffiliated Committee
- Member / Chairperson
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- Chairman
- Chairman of the Compensation and Nominating Committee
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Chairman of Compensation and Nominating Committee
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- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Management Team
- President
Jose Antonio Miranda was appointed Avangrid Renewables President and CEO in September 2022. He leads the growth and development of the company's renewable business in the United States. Jose Antonio has extensive renewables leadership experience. Prior to joining Avangrid Renewables, he served as CEO of Onshore in the Americas region for Siemens Gamesa and Chairman of its boards in the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. He also served as Secretary of the Board and Executive Committee member of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Prior to his 14-year tenure at Siemens Gamesa where he held roles in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, he held a variety of roles over a ten-year period at the multinational engineering firm ABB.
He has a master's degree in business administration from ICADE (Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Madrid, Spain) and a master's degree in industrial engineering from the Superior Technical Institute of Industrial Engineers of Gijón (Oviedo University, Spain).
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- Member of the Compensation and Nominating Committee
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Member of the Governance and Sustainability Committee
- Member of Compensation and Nominating Committee
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
- Member of the Management Team
- Senior Vice President
- CFO and Senior Vice President - Controller
Justin Lagasse was appointed Senior Vice President - Controller in July 2023, and was appointed Interim CFO in November 2023 . He is responsible for all aspects of accounting, financial reporting, business performance, long-term planning, and administration for Avangrid and its two lines of business, Networks and Renewables. Prior to this role, Justin most recently served as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and was responsible for corporate accounting, consolidations and reporting, technical accounting, and internal controls. Before joining Avangrid, Justin served as Assurance Director at BDO, LLP in Southern California and Assurance Senior at a regional accounting firm in Maine.
Justin holds a bachelor's degree in accounting and master's degree of business administration from Thomas College and holds an active Certified Public Accountant license in Maine.
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- Member of the Management Team
- Senior Vice President, State Government Affairs & Corporate Communications
Kim was appointed to the position of Senior Vice President, State Government Affairs & Corporate Communications in June 2022. Kim joined Avangrid at the end of 2020 as Vice President, State Government Relations and Public Affairs, coordinating state government relations and public affairs for electric and gas utility subsidiaries in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Maine and renewable onshore and offshore energy projects across 22 states.
Prior to Avangrid, Kim worked for over 20 years on energy issues for the state of New York. She graduated from Albany Law School of Union University and holds a BA in political science with a minor in economics from Siena College.
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Member of the Management Team
- Senior Vice President
- Position of Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Kyra Patterson was appointed to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Avangrid in November 2021. She leads all facets of the HR organization, including talent management, diversity and inclusion, compensation and benefits, employee and labor relations, as well as strategic planning, and organizational effectiveness. She most recently served as Vice President - People Operations at AVANGRID and was responsible for labor relations, employee relations, HR shared service center, HR policy, and compliance. Prior to joining Avangrid, Kyra was the Director - Diversity and Inclusion at Diageo, N.A., successfully leading the company's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Throughout her career, she has provided subject matter expertise, thought leadership, and cross-cutting partnership to establish alignment between HR strategy, company culture, and business goals and outcomes.
Kyra holds a bachelor's degree in English from Prairie View A&M University and a master's degree in labor and human resources from Ohio State University.
She serves as a member of the American Association of Blacks in Energy.
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- Chairman of the Governance and Sustainability Committee
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Member of the Special Committee
- Member / Chairperson
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- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Compensation and Nominating Committee
- Member of the Unaffiliated Committee
- Member of Compensation and Nominating Committee
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- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Member of the Management Team
- Member of the Special Committee
- Member of the Avangrid Board of Directors
Pedro was appointed to the position of CEO in May 2022. Pedro has served as a member of the Avangrid Board of Directors since 2019, and previously served as a member of the Board of Directors from 2014 to 2018.
Pedro formerly served as the Chief Development Officer for Iberdrola, where he has executed more than one hundred transactions and led the international expansion of Iberdrola. Pedro has a degree in Law and Business Administration from the Instituto Católico de Administración y Dirección de Empresas (ICADE) at the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas in Madrid, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
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- Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
- Member of the Management Team
- Senior Vice President - General Counsel and Secretary
Scott has served as Senior Vice President - General Counsel for Avangrid since December 2015 and was appointed Secretary of the Board of Directors of Avangrid in January 2016. Scott previously served in a number of legal and senior executive positions at Avangrid subsidiaries including vice president - general counsel and secretary of Avangrid Networks, Inc. Prior to joining Avangrid, Scott served as an attorney in the US Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, earning a Bronze Star for service in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Scott serves on the board of directors of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute.
Scott holds a J.D. from the University of Maine and a master's degree, with honors, in Environmental Law from the Vermont Law School. Scott also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration from University of Warwick. He is a member of the bar in Maine, New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court, and the U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Scott is a Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional and a member of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics.
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- Chairman of the Audit Committee
- Chairman of the Unaffiliated Committee
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- Member of the Special Committee
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- Member of the Audit Committee