Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> June 14, 2000
J. WAYNE LEONARD, Chief Executive Officer, became Entergy's CEO on
January 1, 1999. He joined Entergy in April 1998 as President and Chief
Operating Officer of domestic business units. He assumed responsibility
for Entergy's international operations in August 1998. Mr. Leonard began
his career at PSI Energy, later serving as the company's Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer from 1989 to 1994. Upon the merger
to create Cinergy in 1994 he was named Group Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, serving in that capacity until 1996. In 1996 he was
named President of Cinergy's Energy Commodities Strategic Business Unit
and President of Cinergy Capital and Trading. In August 1999, Mr.
Leonard was named to lead a new Mississippi River Delta business-to-
business mentoring effort called BusinessLINC, part of the New Markets
Initiative announced by President Clinton. He earned his Bachelor's
degree in Accounting in 1973 from Ball State University and his Masters
in Business Administration in 1987 from Indiana University. He is a
member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Profile
just to set the stage for the readers?
Mr. Leonard: Entergy is the third-largest power producer in the country.
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