APS Appoints Edington to Lead Operations at Palo Verde.PHOENIX -- Arizona Public Service Arizona Public Service Company is the largest electric utility in Arizona and the principal subsidiary of publicly-traded S&P 500 member Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (NYSE: PNW), which in turn had been formerly named AZP Group Company (APS) announced today the appointment of Randy Edington as Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer. Edington will assume his new duties at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, a nuclear power plant located in Wintersburg, Arizona, about 45 miles (80 km) west of central Phoenix, is currently the largest nuclear generation facility in the United States, producing over 30,000 gigawatt hours of electricity annually on January 25. He will report to Jack Davis, Chief Executive Officer of APS. Edington, 53, comes to APS from Entergy Corporation with more than 25 years of commercial nuclear power plant operational experience and an additional eight years nuclear Navy experience. He most recently served as Site Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer of Cooper Generating Station in Brownville, Neb. Previously, he was Vice President of Support for Entergy North, Site Vice President at Entergy's River Bend Nuclear Station, and site general manager at Arkansas Nuclear One Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO) is a two-unit pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant located in Russellville, Arkansas. It is owned and operated by Entergy Nuclear. It is the only nuclear power plant in Arkansas. (ANO). Edington previously was licensed as a reactor operator and senior reactor operator on the Combustion Engineering plant at ANO. "Randy is a recognized leader in the nuclear energy industry and we look forward to the contribution he will make in Palo Verde's performance," said Davis. "He will continue our strong emphasis on nuclear safety and bring an aggressive forward-looking orientation to our plan to improve performance." Edington earned a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in physical science from Arkansas Technical University and a Master of Science degree in operations management from the University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas strives to be known as a "nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the world." The school recently completed its "Campaign for the 21st Century," in which the university raised more than $1 billion for the school, used . "Our objective is long-term sustainable top performance through rigorous emphasis on core management and operating fundamentals," said Edington. "I look forward to working with an organization that has had, and will again, achieve top industry performance." APS, Arizona's largest and longest-serving electric utility, serves more than 1 million customers in 11 of the state's 15 counties. With headquarters in Phoenix, APS is the largest subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : PNW). |
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