Duke Energy announced Cindy Lee, senior vice president, chief accounting officer and controller, will retire following 24 distinguished years with the company. Lee will step down from the role on March 1, 2026, and transition into a strategic advisor role until her retirement on December 31. Abby Motsinger, currently vice president, investor relations, will succeed Lee as senior vice president, chief accounting officer and controller, effective March 1. As Duke Energy invests in the industry's largest regulated capital plan to meet unprecedented demand across its territories while maintaining exceptional reliability at a reasonable price, the company announced several further leadership appointments within its Finance organization to continue to drive value for customers, stakeholders and shareholders.
New Leadership Appointments ? Effective January 1, 2026: Mike Callahanwill assume the role of senior vice president, financial planning & analysis. Callahan is currently senior vice president, treasurer.
Before assuming his current position in November 2024, Callahan, who has been at the company for more than 20 years, served in various roles, including South Carolina state president, vice president of investor relations and director of regulated utilities forecasting. Nick Giaimowill become senior vice president, treasurer and chief risk officer. Giaimo is currently senior vice president, financial planning & analysis.
Before assuming his current role in May 2021, Giaimo served in numerous roles in financial planning & analysis and as director of investor relations and assistant treasurer for Piedmont Natural Gas. New Leadership Appointments ? Effective March 1, 2026: Mike Switzerwill succeed Motsinger as vice president, investor relations and retain his current leadership of the corporate development organization.
Previously, he also served in several corporate development roles, as well as director of investor relations, over his 18-year tenure with the company. Motsinger, Callahan, Giaimo and Switzer will continue to report to Savoy.
