Paula Reynolds

Paula Rosput Reynolds has been the president and CEO of PreferWest LLC, a business advisory firm and family office since 2009. Ms. Reynolds started her career at Pacific Gas & Electric Corp in 1979 and has spent over 40 years in the energy industry. She has held a number of executive positions during her career, including CEO of Duke Energy Power Services; Chair, President and CEO of AGL Resources; Chair and CEO of Safeco Corporation; and Vice-Chair and chief restructuring officer of AIG. Ms. Reynolds was previously a nonexecutive director of TransCanada Corporation, CBRE Group, Inc, BAE Systems PLC, Anadarko Petroleum, Delta Air Lines and Coca Cola Enterprises, and Chair of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.

Ms. Reynolds is the Chair of National Grid plc (appointed in 2021). She was a director of General Electric Company from 2018 through April 2024. Effective April 2, 2024, Ms. Reynolds became a director of GE Vernova, which was spun-off as a separate public company from General Electric Company. She was also the Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at BP plc where she completed her final term on April 25, 2024.