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On October 13, 2006<ref>http://www.tva.gov/news/releases/octdec06/kilgore_ceo.htm</ref>, at a meeting in Knoxville, the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] Board of Directors appointed Tom D. Kilgore as the federal corporation’s first Chief Executive Officer. The [[Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005]] (Title VI—Reform of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority) established the CEO position as part of the change in governance structure from a three-member board to the current nine-member board. He earned $2.2 million in federal fiscal year 2008 (year ending September 30, 2008).
On October 13, 2006<ref>TVA Board Appoints Tom Kilgore as CEO, http://www.tva.gov/news/releases/octdec06/kilgore_ceo.htm</ref>, at a meeting in Knoxville, the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] Board of Directors appointed Tom D. Kilgore as the federal corporation’s first Chief Executive Officer. The [[Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005]] (Title VI—Reform of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority) established the CEO position as part of the change in governance structure from a three-member board to the current nine-member board. He earned $2.2 million in federal fiscal year 2008 (year ending September 30, 2008).


After leaving Progress Energy in 2005, where he served as group president Progress Ventures, Tom D. Kilgore was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the TVA.
After leaving Progress Energy in 2005, where he served as group president Progress Ventures<ref>Progress Energy announces early-retirement program and streamlined organization structure, http://www.progress-energy.com/aboutus/news/article.asp?id=10863</ref>, Tom D. Kilgore was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the TVA.


Kilgore led [[Oglethorpe Power Corporation]] in Georgia from 1984 until 1998, serving as CEO the last seven years. In 1997, three companies formed in the restructuring of Oglethorpe Power: Oglethorpe Power, Georgia Transmission and Georgia System Operations. Tom Kilgore served as President and CEO of all three companies.
Kilgore led [[Oglethorpe Power Corporation]] in Georgia from 1984 until 1998, serving as CEO the last seven years<ref>NY Times: A New President and Chief For Oglethorpe Power Corp, http://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/09/business/business-people-a-new-president-and-chief-for-oglethorpe-power-corp.html?sec=&spon=</ref>. In 1997, three companies formed in the restructuring of Oglethorpe Power: Oglethorpe Power, Georgia Transmission and Georgia System Operations. Tom Kilgore served as President and CEO of all three companies.


As leader of the largest company in the world named for [[James Edward Oglethorpe]], Kilgore served on a commission to celebrate the Oglethorpe Tercentenary, in 1996. Kilgore and his wife were members of the official Georgia Delegation to England.
As leader of the largest company in the world named for [[James Edward Oglethorpe]], Kilgore served on a commission to celebrate the Oglethorpe Tercentenary, in 1996<ref>Georgia HR 567 - James Edward Oglethorpe Tercentenary Commission, http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/1997_98/leg/fulltext/hr567.htm</ref>. Kilgore and his wife were members of the official Georgia Delegation to England.


Earlier in his career, Kilgore worked for Entergy (Arkansas Power and Light), Carolina Power & Light, and for the U.S. Department of Defense at Pine Bluff Arsenal.
Earlier in his career, Kilgore worked for Entergy (Arkansas Power and Light), Carolina Power & Light, and for the U.S. Department of Defense at Pine Bluff Arsenal.


A native of Sand Mountain (Dekalb County), Alabama, Kilgore earned his mechanical engineering (1970) from the [[University of Alabama]]. In 2008, in honor of his wife, Kilgore established the Myra Blevins Kilgore Endowed Scholarship in College of Engineering at the University of Alabama. The State of Alabama inducted Kilgore into its Engineering Hall of Fame, in 2002. He also earned the master’s degree in industrial engineering from [[Texas A&M University]].
A native of Sand Mountain (Dekalb County), Alabama, Kilgore earned his mechanical engineering (1970) from the [[University of Alabama]]. In 2008, in honor of his wife, Kilgore established the Myra Blevins Kilgore Endowed Scholarship in College of Engineering at the University of Alabama<ref>UA News, "Kilgore Establishes Endowed Scholarship at UA College of Engineering," http://uanews.ua.edu/2008/04/kilgore-establishes-endowed-scholarship-at-ua-college-of-engineering/</ref>. The State of Alabama inducted Kilgore into its Engineering Hall of Fame, in 2002. He also earned the master’s degree in industrial engineering from [[Texas A&M University]].


Kilgore was elected to Nuclear Energy Institute’s Executive Committee, for a three-year term, July 6, 2005. At TVA, Kilgore has responsibility for three operating nuclear plants located in Tennessee and Alabama.
Kilgore was elected to Nuclear Energy Institute’s Executive Committee, for a three-year term, July 6, 2005. At TVA, Kilgore has responsibility for three operating nuclear plants located in Tennessee and Alabama.

Revision as of 13:36, 17 May 2009

On October 13, 2006[1], at a meeting in Knoxville, the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors appointed Tom D. Kilgore as the federal corporation’s first Chief Executive Officer. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005 (Title VI—Reform of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority) established the CEO position as part of the change in governance structure from a three-member board to the current nine-member board. He earned $2.2 million in federal fiscal year 2008 (year ending September 30, 2008).

After leaving Progress Energy in 2005, where he served as group president Progress Ventures[2], Tom D. Kilgore was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the TVA.

Kilgore led Oglethorpe Power Corporation in Georgia from 1984 until 1998, serving as CEO the last seven years[3]. In 1997, three companies formed in the restructuring of Oglethorpe Power: Oglethorpe Power, Georgia Transmission and Georgia System Operations. Tom Kilgore served as President and CEO of all three companies.

As leader of the largest company in the world named for James Edward Oglethorpe, Kilgore served on a commission to celebrate the Oglethorpe Tercentenary, in 1996[4]. Kilgore and his wife were members of the official Georgia Delegation to England.

Earlier in his career, Kilgore worked for Entergy (Arkansas Power and Light), Carolina Power & Light, and for the U.S. Department of Defense at Pine Bluff Arsenal.

A native of Sand Mountain (Dekalb County), Alabama, Kilgore earned his mechanical engineering (1970) from the University of Alabama. In 2008, in honor of his wife, Kilgore established the Myra Blevins Kilgore Endowed Scholarship in College of Engineering at the University of Alabama[5]. The State of Alabama inducted Kilgore into its Engineering Hall of Fame, in 2002. He also earned the master’s degree in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University.

Kilgore was elected to Nuclear Energy Institute’s Executive Committee, for a three-year term, July 6, 2005. At TVA, Kilgore has responsibility for three operating nuclear plants located in Tennessee and Alabama.

References

  1. ^ TVA Board Appoints Tom Kilgore as CEO, http://www.tva.gov/news/releases/octdec06/kilgore_ceo.htm
  2. ^ Progress Energy announces early-retirement program and streamlined organization structure, http://www.progress-energy.com/aboutus/news/article.asp?id=10863
  3. ^ NY Times: A New President and Chief For Oglethorpe Power Corp, http://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/09/business/business-people-a-new-president-and-chief-for-oglethorpe-power-corp.html?sec=&spon=
  4. ^ Georgia HR 567 - James Edward Oglethorpe Tercentenary Commission, http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/1997_98/leg/fulltext/hr567.htm
  5. ^ UA News, "Kilgore Establishes Endowed Scholarship at UA College of Engineering," http://uanews.ua.edu/2008/04/kilgore-establishes-endowed-scholarship-at-ua-college-of-engineering/
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