SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) has announced the election of Ben
Minicucci, 52, to its Board of Directors and to the Board of Directors
of its subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, effective July 1,
2018. Minicucci is President and Chief Operating Officer of Alaska
Airlines, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of Virgin America Inc. He
also is a member of the Management Executive Committee of Alaska Air
Group, Inc., the parent company of Alaska Airlines, Virgin America, and
Horizon Air Industries, Inc.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180702005923/en/
PG&E Board of Directors Elects Ben Minicucci as New Director (Photo: Business Wire)
"Ben is an excellent fit for our boards given his deep experience in
driving a strong safety culture at Alaska Airlines, which has been
consistently recognized as one of the world’s safest airlines, while
continuing to drive growth and customer satisfaction,” said Dick Kelly,
non-executive Chair of the PG&E Corporation Board of Directors.
Minicucci is responsible for all aspects of safety, performance, and
customer service for Alaska Airlines’ daily operation of over 800
flights throughout North America. He directs flight operations,
maintenance and engineering, inflight and call center services, systems
operations control, airport operations, and labor relations.
Minicucci joined Alaska Airlines in 2004 as the staff vice president of
maintenance and engineering. He became vice president of Seattle
operations in 2007 and was promoted to Executive Vice President,
Operations and Chief Operating Officer in 2009. In May 2016, Minicucci
became President of Alaska Airlines. With the airline’s acquisition of
Virgin America Airlines in December 2016, he was named the CEO of Virgin
America and is responsible for the ongoing integration process.
Before joining Alaska Airlines, Minicucci spent seven years at Air
Canada in its technical operations division. Prior to that, he served
for 14 years in the Canadian Armed Forces, where he held a variety of
leadership roles specializing in aircraft maintenance and participated
in several key deployments, including the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from
the Royal Military College of Canada and also completed the Harvard
Business School Advanced Management Program for senior executives.
Minicucci will serve on the Safety and Nuclear Oversight Committees of
the PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company Boards of
Directors.
About PG&E Corporation
PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) is a Fortune 200 energy-based holding
company, headquartered in San Francisco. It is the parent company of
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, an energy company that serves 16
million Californians across a 70,000-square-mile service area in
Northern and Central California. For more information, visit http://www.pgecorp.com.
View source version on businesswire.com:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180702005923/en/
PG&E Corporation
Media Relations, 415-973-5930
Source: PG&E Corporation