PG&E’s Nick Stavropoulos Elected to Board of Directors at Gas Technology Institute

10/10/2016

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nick Stavropoulos, president, Gas, of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has been elected to the Gas Technology Institute (GTI) board of directors, effective October 4, 2016. GTI is a leading energy research and development organization focused on improving safety, reliability and affordability to the energy industry through technology-based solutions.

“Nick is a passionate advocate for workplace safety not only at PG&E but across the utility industry. He came to PG&E in 2011 to help the company enhance its gas system and operations. Since then, he’s helped us build a strong safety culture and earned independent, third party verification of the company’s gas system from a number of leading global organizations,” said Tony Earley, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of PG&E Corporation.

“Nick’s forward-thinking approach to the natural gas industry makes him an ideal fit for our board of directors. We’re confident that his experience and leadership will help GTI and the entire gas industry grow the value and presence of natural gas,” said David Carroll, president and CEO of the Gas Technology Institute.

“I am honored to join GTI’s board of directors. PG&E and GTI have had a long-standing partnership, helping to develop some of the most advanced technologies our industry has seen. Whether it’s developing robots to inspect natural gas pipelines or improving how we detect, quantify and prevent methane emissions, GTI and PG&E have led together, ” said Nick Stavropoulos president, Gas, of PG&E.

About Nick Stavropoulos

Stavropoulos has more than 35 years of experience in the U.S. and international gas industry and joined PG&E in 2011 as executive vice president of Gas Operations.
He was named president of PG&E Gas in 2015.
Nick and his team are responsible for the end-to-end delivery of safe, reliable, affordable and clean gas service to 16 million people across PG&E's 70,000 square-mile-service area in Northern and Central California.
As president, Nick also oversees PG&E's gas; enterprise IT; physical & cyber security; safety, health & environmental; supply chain; and transportation/fleet/real estate organizations.
Since joining PG&E, he has championed independent, third party verification of the company's gas system from a number of different global organizations. Under his leadership, PG&E's gas business has earned or qualified for international certifications including ISO 55001; PAS 55-1; RC 14001 and API 1173. PG&E is the only North American utility to currently hold these third party certifications.

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/ and www.pge.com/en/about/newsroom/index.page.

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