RUTLAND, VT — (Marketwire) — 02/22/12 — Pamela Keefe, who as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Central Vermont Public Service (NYSE: CV) played a critical role in the company–s financial recovery and return to investment grade, has been appointed CFO of the Electric Power Research Institute effective April 1. Keefe will remain at CVPS until March 30 to ensure a smooth transition.
“Pam has done a fantastic job for CVPS, our shareholders and our customers,” President and CEO Larry Reilly said. “Following her arrival in 2006, when CVPS–s debt was below investment grade, Pam significantly improved our financial reporting, helping make it clearer and more informative, and played a critical role in improving CVPS–s access to capital through both debt and equity markets, to the benefit of shareholders and customers alike.
“Her commitment to accuracy and clarity helped make CVPS among the most trustworthy companies in America, according to Forbes, and her expertise helped return the company to investment grade in a timely manner after our downgrade in 2005,” Reilly said. “In my estimation, EPRI is getting one of the best in the industry.”
Keefe said she began to explore potential opportunities available through the merger of CVPS and Green Mountain Power, which is now before state and federal regulators, but decided the EPRI position was too good to pass up.
“I am excited to be joining such a prestigious institution, which conducts critical research and development relating to the generation, delivery and use of electricity — serving an industry I have been pleased to be a part of for the past several years,” Keefe said. “EPRI–s research must be actionable and have demonstrated value. That kind of real-world applicability is critically important to the electric power industry. In my new role, I will benefit a great deal from all I have learned about the industry during my tenure at CVPS.”
EPRI, based in Palo Alto, Calif., is an independent, non-profit company performing research, development and demonstration in the electricity sector for the benefit of the public. EPRI brings together its own scientists and engineers and experts from academia and industry to address challenges related to electricity, including reliability, efficiency, health, safety and the environment.
EPRI also provides technology, policy and economic analyses to drive long-range research and development planning, and supports research in emerging technologies. EPRI–s members represent more than 90 percent of the electricity generated and delivered in the United States, and international participation extends to 40 countries.
Keefe joined CVPS as CFO in June 2006, having previously served as senior director of financial strategy and assistant treasurer at IDX Systems Corporation in South Burlington, a major manufacturer of medical systems software with annual revenues of over $600 million and offices in the U.S., London, Tel Aviv and Shanghai. It was acquired by GE Healthcare in 2005.
Keefe will split her time with EPRI between Charlotte, N.C., and Palo Alto, Calif.