Dive Summary:

• Kilgore, who was the first president and CEO for the country’s largest public power utility, joined TVA in 2005.
• TVA’s board panel has hired an executive search firm to identify candidates to succeed Kilgore.
• The TVA is a corporation owned by the U.S. government that provides electricity for business customers and distribution utilities serving nine million people in parts of seven southeastern states.

From the article:

TVA's board of directors has a process under way to recommend a new president and CEO for TVA.

The board panel is retaining an executive search firm to identify candidates to succeed Tom Kilgore, TVA's president and CEO. Kilgore announced his intention to retire by the end of 2012 at the August TVA board meeting. He will continue to serve as president and CEO until completion of the search process and a successor is hired. ...