Duke Energy (DUK) Names Lynn Good as CEO

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) announced that the board of directors has unanimously elected Lynn Good as its next president and chief executive officer, succeeding Jim Rogers, who will continue to serve as chairman of the board until his retirement on Dec. 31, 2013. Good will also serve as a director on the Duke Energy board. She will assume her new role on July 1.

The Duke Energy board of directors will also name one of its independent directors chair-elect in the coming weeks. This individual will assume responsibilities as chairman of the board on Jan. 1, 2014, and will assist the new CEO and the board with a smooth transition in the coming months.

Good, 54, has served as Duke Energy's executive vice president and chief financial officer since July 2009. She joined Cinergy, a Duke Energy predecessor company, in 2003 following 20 years working in senior management roles and as a partner for Deloitte & Touche and Arthur Andersen.

The selection process was led by a nine-member committee of the board's independent directors. The committee and the board were assisted in their search by Russell Reynolds.

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