RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – Dominion Energy’s former chairman, president and CEO, Thomas F. Farrell, II, died one day after resigning from his leadership role at the company.
Dominion Energy said Farrell, 66, has been battling cancer for the past few weeks.
Farrell was chairman, president and CEO from 2007 to 2020.
“Tom was an unparalleled mentor and outstanding leader looking for innovative solutions to challenges at Dominion Energy, in the utilities industry and in the community he called home,” said Robert M. Blue, President, President and CEO officer said. “During his tenure, Tom oversaw an era of prosperity and growth, and a long-term transformation that will have a lasting impact on the development of clean energy and the health of the environment. Above all, he enjoys spending time with his wife, his sons, and their wives and grandchildren. We will miss him very much, and our heartfelt condolences to his loving family. ”
Farrell became Dominion’s president and chief operating officer in 2004, and president and CEO in 2006, and was elected chairman in 2007 – the position he held until April 1.
‘During his time as CEO, he has focused on growing the company’s regulated asset portfolio, building clean energy facilities, reducing pollutant emissions with a commitment to net emissions, improving the workplace, the fostering providers and workplace diversity, hiring veterans, strengthening the philanthropic and community presence, and more. As a leader, he has always put the well-being of employees, customers and the communities that serve the company first, ”said Dominion Energy.
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