AKRON, Ohio, May 17, 2024 — FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) has announced the appointment of Deandra Williams-Lewis to the role of Chief Privacy Officer, effective May 19. This new role is in addition to her current position as Director, Ethics & Compliance.
In this capacity, Williams-Lewis will be responsible for guiding FirstEnergy’s stewardship of sensitive customer and employee information. Her responsibilities will also include overseeing the management of ethics and compliance risks; promoting ethical business conduct; developing policies, procedures and controls; and managing complaints and concerns. She will continue reporting to Antonio Fernández, Vice President and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer.
“Deandra’s appointment is consistent with our commitment to being good stewards of customer and employee information, as well as our focus on continuous improvement,” said Fernández. “We are operating in a dynamic environment with ever-changing expectations around privacy. Deandra’s deep experience in the area of ethics and compliance will be valuable in developing and maturing FirstEnergy’s privacy program.”
Williams-Lewis joined FirstEnergy as Director, Ethics & Compliance, in 2021. Prior to that, she worked at ReliabilityFirst as Senior Director of Corporate Services where she oversaw the Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Security and Infrastructure departments. From 2010 to 2015, Williams-Lewis was an executive at GE Lighting where she led the global compliance program and the diversity and inclusion program. Throughout her career she has held various positions at KPMG, BearingPoint, Altos Federal Group and Maxim Healthcare.
Williams-Lewis earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Hampton University in Hampton, Va., as well as a Juris Doctor from Howard University’s School of Law in Washington D.C. She is an active member in the community serving on the Board of Directors for the MetroHealth Foundation and the Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its electric distribution companies form one of the nation’s largest investor-owned electric systems, serving more than 6 million customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York. The company’s transmission subsidiaries operate more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Follow FirstEnergy online at www.firstenergycorp.com and on X, formerly known as Twitter, @FirstEnergyCorp.
