Brian X. Tierney — Executive VP & Chief Administrative Officer at American Electric Power Company

Mr. Brian X. Tierney has been the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Ohio Power Company since October 2009. Mr. Tierney has been the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of American Electric Power Co., Inc. and Indiana Michigan Power Company since October 2009. He serves as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Appalachian Power Company. He serves as President of AEP Texas Central Transition Funding II LLC. He has been the President at Appalachian Consumer Rate Relief Funding LLC and AEP Texas Central Transition Funding III LLC since 2009. He serves as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director of AEP Texas Inc. (Aep Texas). He serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of American Electric Power Company, Inc. He serves as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Public Service Company of Oklahoma. He serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of AEP Texas Central Company (TCC). Mr. Tierney has been Chief Financial Officer at Southwestern Electric Power Company since 2009 and serves as its Executive Vice President. He served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Columbus Southern Power Company. He served as Vice President at Columbus Southern Power Company. He served as Vice President at Indiana Michigan Power Company. He served as Vice President at Appalachian Power Company since 2008. He served as an Executive Vice President of AEP East Utilities Business at American Electric Power Service Corporation and American Electric Power Co., Inc. from January 2008 to October 2009. He joined AEP in 1998. He served as an Executive Vice President of Public Service Company of Oklahoma. He served as a Vice President Ohio Power Company from 2008 to October 2009. He served as a Vice President of Southwestern Electric Power Company since 2009. Mr. Tierney served as Senior Vice President for Commercial Operations of AEPSC from 2005 to 2007 and its Senior Vice President of Energy Marketing from 2003 to 2005. He served as Vice Chairman of Ohio Power Company since 2008. He served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at Appalachian Power Company since 2008 and has been its Director since 2008. He serves as Manager of AEP Texas Central Transition Funding II LLC. He has been Manager at Appalachian Consumer Rate Relief Funding LLC and AEP Texas Central Transition Funding III LLC since 2009. He serves as Director of Ohio Power Company and AEP Texas Central Company. He has been a Director of Southwestern Electric Power Company since 2009. He serves as a Director of Columbus Southern Power Company, Public Service Company of Oklahoma and Indiana Michigan Power Company. Mr. Tierney holds a Bachelor of arts degree in history from Boston College and an MBA from the University of Chicago with concentrations in Finance and Accounting.