Full Text of HR0914 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Charles Matthews on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement as president and chief executive | 5 | | officer of Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Charles Matthews earned his Bachelor of Arts in | 7 | | Economics from Talladega College in Alabama and his master's | 8 | | degree in Finance from Clark Atlanta University School of | 9 | | Business in Georgia; he also completed the University of | 10 | | Pennsylvania Wharton Business School's executive program in | 11 | | utility finance; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Before taking the helm at Peoples Gas and North | 13 | | Shore Gas, Charles Matthews spent nine years in executive and | 14 | | leadership positions at We Energies, where he served as senior | 15 | | vice president of wholesale energy and fuels and customer | 16 | | solutions; before joining We Energies, he served as president | 17 | | and chief executive officer of Jamaica Public Service Company | 18 | | Limited, a subsidiary of the Mirant Corporation, where he | 19 | | helped structure and then led the company's transition from | 20 | | government-owned to private ownership; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Charles Matthews has spent the last seven years | 22 | | as the president and chief executive officer of Peoples Gas |
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| 1 | | and North Shore Gas, where he managed the daily operations, | 2 | | strategy, and administrative activities of WEC Energy Group's | 3 | | two Illinois utilities that collectively provide safe, | 4 | | reliable natural gas service to nearly one million customers | 5 | | in the City of Chicago and 54 communities in its northern | 6 | | suburbs; his guidance and leadership have been noted as key to | 7 | | the company's success in moving forward while significantly | 8 | | improving customer service; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Charles Matthews is a member of several boards of | 10 | | directors, including the American Gas Association, the Chicago | 11 | | Urban League, the Economic Club of Chicago, the Illinois | 12 | | Utility Business Diversity Council, Navy Pier, Rush University | 13 | | Medical Center, Start Early, the United Way of Metro Chicago, | 14 | | and World Business Chicago; he also is active with Chicago | 15 | | United and the Commercial Club of Chicago, including its Civic | 16 | | Committee; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Charles Matthews will retire after more than 40 | 18 | | years in the energy industry at the end of June 2022; | 19 | | therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 21 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 22 | | we congratulate Charles Matthews on the occasion of his | 23 | | retirement and wish him the best in his future endeavors; and |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to Charles Matthews as an expression of our esteem | 4 | | and respect.
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