Soto is understood for his performance history of providing functional quality; performing big scale capital tasks; and driving security culture
HOUSTON, July 21, 2025/ PRNewswire/– CenterPoint Energy today revealed that Jesus Soto, Jr, a well-respected, energy market executive with deep Texas roots will sign up with the business as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Soto will supervise the business’s Electric Operations, Gas Operations, Security, Supply Chain, and Client Care functions, throughout all the states that CenterPoint serves. He will sign up with the business on Aug. 11, 2025, and report to President & & CEO Jason Wells
Soto brings more than thirty years of experience in leading big groups to provide functional quality throughout all aspects of the energy market consisting of electrical transmission & & circulation, gas transmission & & circulation, and generation; performing big scale capital tasks on time and on spending plan; and driving security efficiency and culture modification.
” We are happy to be able to invite a leader of Jesus Soto’s quality to CenterPoint’s executive group. We have among the most vibrant development stories in the market, and over the next 5 years we will provide over $ 31 billion of financial investments throughout our footprint as part of our capital strategy. Jesus’s deep understanding and background are the ideal match to assist us provide this extraordinary scope of work at-pace that will cultivate the financial advancement and development needs in our essential markets. He will likewise contribute in assisting us continue to concentrate on enhancing security and providing much better dependability for all the neighborhoods we are lucky to serve,” stated Jason Wells, President & & CEO of CenterPoint Energy.
” I’m delighted to sign up with CenterPoint’s high-performing group. It’s a real benefit to be able to serve our 7 million clients in Texas, Indiana, Ohio and Minnesota We have an unbelievable quantity of capital work ahead of us to assist satisfy the growing energy requirements of our clients and neighborhoods, specifically throughout Texas To assist recognize our resiliency and development objectives, I eagerly anticipate assisting our groups provide this work securely while assisting our clients experience much better results. They anticipate, and should have, no less,” stated Soto.
A veteran Houston citizen, Soto has actually worked as Executive Vice President of Quanta Providers, a Fortune 200 business, considering that 2023. Prior to Quanta, he worked as Chief Operating Officer for Mears Group, Inc. providing engineering & & building services to the oil & & gas pipeline, gas circulation, telecom and pipeline stability markets. He has actually likewise served in senior management functions at other energy and energy business consisting of PG&E Corporation in Northern California and El Paso Corporation in Houston, Texas
Soto likewise serves on the Board of Directors of GTI Energy, an energy innovation advancement and training business, and as Chair of the Market Pipeline Security Management Systems Group of the American Petroleum Institute.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso, a master’s degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University, and a master’s degree in organization administration from the University of Phoenix
About CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. CNP is a multi-state electrical and gas shipment business serving roughly 7 million metered clients throughout Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, and Texas. The business is headquartered in Houston and is the only Texas– domiciled investor-owned energy. Since March 31, 2025, the business had roughly $ 44 billion in properties. With roughly 8,300 staff members, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor business have actually been serving clients for more than 150 years. To learn more, check out CenterPointEnergy.com.
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