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Marc Manly is group executive and chief legal officer for Duke Energy. He leads the office of general counsel, which includes internal audit, ethics and compliance and the corporate secretary. He was named to his current position in April 2006. In addition to this role, Manly assumed responsibility for the human resources function in November 2007, which includes HR and labor policy, diversity, management and employee development, and compensation and benefits.
Previously, Manly served as executive vice president and chief legal officer of Cinergy Corp., a position he held since November 2002. He was responsible for the company’s strategy and position on all legal matters.
From 2000 to 2002, Manly was managing director for law and governmental affairs, general counsel and corporate secretary at NewPower Holdings Inc., a national retailer of electricity and natural gas to the residential market. Before his position with NewPower, from 1995 to 2000, he was with AT&T Corp. first as vice president and solicitor general, and then as vice president and chief counsel for the consumer services group. Prior to joining AT&T’s legal department, Manly was a member of the law firm of Sidley & Austin, as an associate from 1978 to 1985 and as a partner from 1986 to 1994.
Manly earned a juris doctor degree, magna cum laude, and a master of economics degree from the University of Michigan, where he was a member of the Law Review and Order of the Coif. He also earned a bachelor of arts degree, summa cum laude, in economics from Amherst College, where he was Phi Beta Kappa.
Manly and his wife, Colby Chapman, have two children.
Duke Energy, one of the largest electric power companies in the United States, supplies and delivers energy to approximately 4 million U.S. customers. The company has approximately 36,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity in the Midwest and the Carolinas, and natural gas distribution services in Ohio and Kentucky. In addition, Duke Energy has more than 4,000 megawatts of electric generation in Latin America, and is a joint-venture partner in a U.S. real estate company. | 