Summary
Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) announced leadership changes within its operations team, effective May 1, 2025. Timothy O’Connor, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, will retire from his role. To ensure a smooth transition and continued operational focus, the company has appointed Michael Lamb as Executive Vice President, Chief Delivery Officer, and Scott Sharp as Executive Vice President, Chief Generation Officer. These appointments reflect a strategic restructuring of operational leadership, dividing the previous COO responsibilities into distinct delivery and generation functions. Both Mr. Lamb and Mr. Sharp have extensive experience within Xcel Energy, with Mr. Lamb most recently serving as Senior Vice President of Customer Delivery and Mr. Sharp as Senior Vice President of Energy Supply. Mr. O'Connor will remain with the company in a transitional capacity until August 21, 2025.
Key Highlights
- 1Retirement of Timothy O’Connor, EVP and Chief Operations Officer, effective May 1, 2025.
- 2Appointment of Michael Lamb as EVP, Chief Delivery Officer, effective May 1, 2025.
- 3Appointment of Scott Sharp as EVP, Chief Generation Officer, effective May 1, 2025.
- 4The operational leadership is being restructured into distinct Chief Delivery and Chief Generation Officer roles.
- 5Michael Lamb has a long tenure at Xcel Energy, with recent experience in Customer Delivery.
- 6Scott Sharp brings significant experience in Energy Supply and Generation operations, including nuclear.
- 7Timothy O’Connor will provide transition services until August 21, 2025.