Dominion Energy Announces Election of Jeff Lyash as New Independent Director, Effective from June 25

Published: 2025-06-25 17:05:28 ET D

Published on 06/25/2025 at 17:05

Dominion Energy, Inc. announced that the company?s board of directors has elected a new independent director, Jeffrey J. ?Jeff? Lyash, effective June 25. The election is part of Dominion Energy?s ongoing commitment to strong corporate governance and regular refreshment of its board of directors.

The company has added seven new directors since 2019, with an average tenure for the entire board of 7.4 years. Lyash, 63, will serve on the board?s Safety, Technology, Nuclear, and Operations Committee. The recently retired president and chief executive officer of Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Lyash brings more than four decades of experience in utility operations, power operations and generation construction, and public policy and regulatory matters (particularly in nuclear energy) to the board of directors.

His skills, qualifications, attributes, and experience also include leadership, corporate governance, financial and risk management, environmental, talent management, technology transformation, customer experience, and community engagement. Lyash served as president and CEO of Knoxville-based TVA, the nation?s largest public utility, from April 2019 until his retirement in April 2025. Prior to joining TVA, he served as president and CEO of Ontario Power Generation, president of CB&I Power, executive vice president of Energy Supply for Duke Energy and its predecessor Progress Energy, and president and CEO of Progress Energy Florida, among other leadership roles.

Lyash began his energy sector career at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), where he served in senior technical and management positions. Lyash is immediate past chair of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations and of the Nuclear Energy Institute. He has also served on the board of Granite Construction Incorporated, a civil construction company and aggregate producer based in Watsonville, California.

A native of Shamokin, Pennsylvania, Lyash earned a bachelor?s degree in mechanical engineering from Drexel University, where he serves as a member of the board of trustees. He has held a senior reactor operating license from the NRC.