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Paul J. Evanson was elected Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Allegheny Energy, Inc., on June 16, 2003.
Prior to joining Allegheny Energy, he was president of Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), the principal subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc., and one of the largest investor-owned electric utilities in the nation, and was a director of FPL Group, Inc. Mr. Evanson went to Florida in 1992 as vice president, finance and chief financial officer of FPL Group, Inc. and Florida Power & Light Company. In January 1995, he was elected president of Florida Power & Light Company (FPL).
Prior to joining FPL, Mr. Evanson served as president and chief operating officer for Lynch Corporation, a Connecticut-based diversified company that grew through acquisitions in multi-media and transportation. During his tenure, Lynch was listed twice in Fortune magazine's "America's 100 Fastest Growing Companies." Before that, Mr. Evanson was executive vice president of Moore McCormack Resources, Inc., a diversified natural resources and transportation company, and was an audit and tax manager for Arthur Andersen & Co.
Mr. Evanson is a director of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), a director of the Southeastern Electric Exchange (SEE), and a member of the Board of Trustees at St. John's University. In addition, he formerly was a member of the board of directors of Lynch Interactive Corporation. He has also served as Chairman of the Florida Reliability Coordinating Council and a trustee of the North American Electricity Reliability Council (NERC).
Mr. Evanson received a B.B.A. degree from St. John's University, magna cum laude. He then received a law degree (J.D.) cum laude, from Columbia University, and later a master’s degree in law (LL.M) from New York University. | 