Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> June 14, 2000
CORBIN McNEILL is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
PECO Energy Company. He was elected Chairman in July 1997. He joined
PECO Energy as Executive Vice President, Nuclear, in March 1988, was
elected Chief Operating Officer and President in 1990, and was elevated
to CEO and President in April 1995. Mr. McNeill serves as a Director of
the Boards of the Edison Electric Institute, the Nuclear Energy
Institute, and the Electric Power Research Institute. He also serves as
a Trustee for Drexel University in Philadelphia and serves as a Director
for the Greater Philadelphia First Corporation, the Greater Philadelphia
Chamber of Commerce, and Team Pennsylvania. He currently is Vice
Chairman of the Eastern Region, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association,
and he previously served as a Director for the American Gas Association
and a Trustee for Valley Forge Military Academy. Upon retirement from a
20-year career in the Navy, he joined the New York Power Authority as
Resident Manager of the James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant and
subsequently was elected Senior Vice President, Nuclear Generation. In
March 1985, he became Vice President, Nuclear, at Public Service
Electric & Gas Co. (PSE&G) in New Jersey and later was named Senior Vice
President. Mr. McNeill is a 1962 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy,
also completed graduate study at The University of California/Berkeley
and Syracuse University, and completed the Stanford University Executive
Management Program in 1992. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a quick summary of PECO Energy as thecompany stands today just to set the stage for the readers?
Mr. McNeill: Yes, PECO Energy is the local franchise