Extensive background in technology, customer
focus and innovation will help company's continued transformation
to premier utility
AKRON,
Ohio, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy
Corp. (NYSE: FE) today announced John
Combs has been named Senior Vice President, Shared Services,
effective April 22. Reporting to
President and Chief Executive Officer Brian
Tierney, Combs will lead and oversee the company's IT
organization – Cyber Security, Corporate Security and Information
Technology, and Innovation & Digital Factory – as well as the
Transformation Office, Supply Chain and Flight Operations.
Brian Tierney, President and
Chief Executive Officer: "John is a dynamic leader whose unique
blend of technology, business and financial skills and experience
guiding large organizations through technology modernization and
digital transformation makes him a strong addition to the
FirstEnergy leadership team. His proven track record of driving
process improvements and collaborating on innovative solutions will
help our organization more nimbly capture market
opportunities."
Combs joins FirstEnergy from JPMorgan Chase & Co., where he
served as Managing Director, General Manager and Chief
Transformation Officer of Enterprise Technology Services since
2018. In this role, he was instrumental in developing, managing and
leading the firm's cloud journey, application modernization and
digital product and service transformations while developing a
high-performing organization and culture.
Prior to JPMorgan Chase & Co., Combs spent 16 years in
increasingly responsible IT leadership roles with Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in professional
information, software solutions and services for the
healthcare, tax and accounting, financial and corporate compliance,
legal and regulatory, and corporate performance and ESG
sectors. Under his leadership, the company's global technology
organization was transformed with a focus on world class security
and delivery, modern and sustainable technology, cost efficiency
and customer engagement.
Earlier in his career, Combs held IT positions with
Telecommunication Systems, Legg
Mason, Sony Electronics, and United Parcel Service.
Combs earned a Master of Business Administration from the
Rochester Institute of Technology and
achieved a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and
operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form
one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems,
serving customers in Ohio,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West
Virginia, Maryland and
New York. The company's
transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of
transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic
regions. Follow FirstEnergy online at www.firstenergycorp.com and
on X, formerly known as Twitter, @FirstEnergyCorp.
Editor's Note: A professional photo of John Combs is available for download on
Flickr.
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