SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced that Sumeet
Singh, vice president, Gas Operations, was selected as one of the San
Francisco Business Times’ top 40 under 40. The annually published
list recognizes a selective group of young Bay Area business influencers
who are leaders within their respective companies and communities.
Sumeet Singh is vice president of Asset and Risk Management within PG&E's Gas Operations. (Photo: Business Wire)
Singh oversees all aspects of PG&E’s integrity management practices for
one of the largest natural gas systems in the nation. He also leads
efforts to research, test and deploy some of the most advanced safety
technologies available to pipeline operators. In May 2014, PG&E’s Gas
Operations became one of the first companies in the world to achieve two
prestigious safety and asset management certifications: International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) 55001: 2014 and Publicly
Available Specification (PAS) 55-1: 2008.
Singh joined PG&E in 2000 and has held numerous leadership positions
within the company, most recently as vice president of Asset and Risk
Management within PG&E’s Gas Operations. His appointment made him one of
the youngest vice presidents in PG&E history. In addition to natural
gas, Singh’s PG&E experience includes finance and renewable energy.
“Sumeet’s leadership and vision have been integral to the progress PG&E
has made on improving the safety and reliability of our natural gas
system in the last three years. We are proud that Sumeet has earned this
prestigious honor and we congratulate all 40 honorees,” said Nick
Stavropoulos, executive vice president of PG&E’s Gas Operations.
Singh was born in India and has spent most of his life in the Bay Area,
where he currently resides with his wife and two children. He received a
Bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering from University
of California, Berkeley and has an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of
Management. Singh is also a registered professional Civil Engineer in
the state of California.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas
and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco,
with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers some of the
nation’s cleanest energy to nearly 16 million people in Northern and
Central California. For more information, visit www.pge.com/
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