Who are FirstEnergy's decision-makers?
FirstEnergy's top decision-makers include Brian X. Tierney, Jon Taylor, Wade Smith, Hyun Park. Buying decisions depend on the business unit, operating asset, regulatory exposure, cybersecurity requirements, finance case, and procurement path.
- CEO
- Brian X. Tierney
- CFO/key exec
- Jon Taylor
- Founded
- 1997
- Employees
- Approximately 12,000+
- HQ
- Akron, OH
- Status
- NYSE: FE
- Brian X. TierneyPresident and Chief Executive OfficerCEO since 2023Leads FirstEnergy strategy, compliance, culture, and regulated investment.
- Jon TaylorSenior Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerCFO since 2024Leads finance, investor relations, and planning.
- Wade SmithPresident, UtilitiesUtility leaderLeads regulated utility operations and service delivery.
- Hyun ParkSenior Vice President and Chief Legal OfficerLegal executiveLeads legal, compliance, and governance.
Who leads FirstEnergy?
FirstEnergy is led by Brian X. Tierney as President and Chief Executive Officer. The broader executive group includes finance, operations, legal, technology, segment, and utility or regional leaders who control priorities across Electric distribution, Electric transmission, Energize365 grid investment, Reliability and resiliency programs, Customer energy services.
Who actually makes buying decisions at FirstEnergy?
Large purchases usually need a business sponsor plus procurement, finance, legal, security, risk, and the relevant operations or asset leader. For grid, plant, route, water, gas, field, or customer systems, operational leadership and engineering can matter as much as corporate IT.
How is FirstEnergy organized as it scales?
FirstEnergy is organized around operating companies, regions, corporate functions, and asset-level teams. Sellers should map the budget owner first, then identify technical approvers, security reviewers, procurement process owners, and executives accountable for the metric the project improves.
As of June 2026.Sources:FirstEnergy leadershipFirstEnergy investor relations
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