DALLAS – Luminant is kicking off 2013 with a new, yet familiar, face as CEO. Mac McFarland, the company’s former chief commercial officer, stepped into his new role on Jan. 1.
“It is a privilege to have this opportunity at a great company like Luminant,” said McFarland. “I can’t say enough about the strength of talent within this organization and the pride our employees take in helping power Texas. I look forward to continuing the Luminant tradition of safe and strong commercial and operational excellence.”
McFarland succeeds David Campbell, who resigned effective Dec. 31 to begin a new role as a principal at an energy-focused investment firm in Dallas.
In his previous role, McFarland and his team were responsible for optimizing the dispatch and value of the company’s generation fleet; managing the commodity, transportation and emissions requirements for its operating assets; driving asset management, trading and portfolio management in ERCOT; providing oversight of Luminant’s state and federal wholesale market design; and leading generation and development activities.
Prior to joining the company, McFarland held leadership roles in the finance, mergers and acquisitions and marketing and trading organizations at Exelon Corporation for nearly 10 years. Before that, he held various commercial finance and engineering positions in technology and architect-engineering-construction firms.
McFarland’s full bio is available on Luminant.com.
Mac McFarland has been with the company since 2008.
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About Luminant
Luminant, a subsidiary of Energy Future Holdings Corp., is a competitive power generation business, including mining, wholesale marketing and trading, and development operations. Luminant has more than 15,400 megawatts of generation in Texas, including 2,300 MW fueled by nuclear power and 8,000 MW fueled by coal. The company is also one of the largest purchasers of wind-generated electricity in Texas and the nation. EFH is a Dallas-based energy holding company that has a portfolio of competitive and regulated energy subsidiaries, primarily in Texas. Visit www.luminant.com or www.energyfutureholdings.com for additional information.