Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 1, 2005
STEPHEN P. REYNOLDS is President and Chief Executive Officer of Puget
Energy and its utility subsidiary, Puget Sound Energy. Under his
leadership, Puget Energy is focused on rebuilding its financial strength
by concentrating on its core business: retail utility service within a
regulated environment. In addition to his responsibilities with Puget
Energy, Mr. Reynolds serves on the Boards of Directors for the following
organizations: ArtsFund; The 5th Avenue Theatre; The Nature Conservancy
of Washington; Washington Roundtable; Oregon Steel Mills; Unova, Inc.;
the Edison Electric Institute and American Gas Association. Mr. Reynolds
has three decades of experience in both the natural gas and electric
power business, including significant accomplishments in energy matters
at the state and federal levels, both within North America and
internationally. He was formerly CEO of Reynolds Energy International
and also served for 10 years as CEO of Pacific Gas Transmission Company
of Portland, Oregon. He has a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the
University of California-Berkeley and a Master's degree in Business
Administration from the University of Oregon. Profile
TWST: We'd like to begin with a brief historical sketch of the companyand a picture of things as they are now.
Mr. Reynolds: Puget Energy, with its utility subsidiary Puget Sound
Energy, is a