Chris T. Beam — President of Appalachian Power and Chief Operating Officer of Appalachian Power at American Electric Power Company

Mr. Chris T. Beam has been the President and Chief Operating Officer of Appalachian Power at American Electric Power Company, Inc. since January 1, 2017. Mr. Beam oversees distribution operations and a wide range of customer and regulatory relationships. Mr. Beam served as a Vice President of Projects, Controls and Construction for Generation at American Electric Power Company, Inc. until December 7, 2016. He was responsible for all aspects of project management, project controls, commissioning and construction activities within AEP's Generation organization. Previously, he was Managing Director of Projects & Construction, from November 2010 to January 2013. In this role he was responsible for project management of the Western fleet, all new generating projects and the commissioning and construction activities within the Generation organization. Mr. Beam served as Project Manager at Mountaineer Plant of Appalachian Power Company since March 14, 2005. Mr. Beam oversees the project and coordinate activity with Appalachian Power's corporate parent, American Electric Power and major contractors. Mr. Beam joined AEP at the Kammer Plant in 1990 and in 1996 began working in the Regional Service Organization. In 2001, he joined Southwestern Electric Power Company and supported the development of a Western Regional Service Organization. In 2003, he began serving in the Asset and Outage Management group. In 2004, he was named project manager for the Mountaineer Plant scrubber retrofit project. Beam was named manager - Construction Technology in 2007 and was named director - Construction in 2008. He became project director - Retrofit Projects in 2009. Mr. Beam is on the board of directors of Huckleberry House in Columbus, a non-profit crisis intervention center for youth and families dealing with abuse, neglect, poverty and/or homelessness. He has completed the AEP Management Development Program at The Ohio State University, the AEP Leadership Program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and is a member of the Leadership Columbus class of 2014. He is a Certified Project Management Professional. Mr. Beam received a bachelor's degree in Technical Management from DeVry University.