Cecil House Elected Edison International and Southern California Edison Vice President
First African American Assumes Newly Created Senior Management Role
Cecil House
Rosemead, CA (BlackNews.com) - Edison International and Southern California Edison (SCE) the nation's leading purchaser of renewable energy, have recently appointed Cecil House as vice president of operations support and chief procurement officer. The first African American to hold this position, he is responsible for identifying corporate-wide opportunities in procurement and overseeing national operations support areas across Edison International.
"Cecil's understanding of enterprise-wide procurement management, logistics processes, and customer-focused strategies are important skills that he brings to his new position," said John Fielder, president of SCE. "He will be a welcomed addition to our management team."
House has experience in the utility industry as former vice president of customer operations at Public Service Electric & Gas Company (PSEG), New Jersey's largest electric and gas utilities. He was in charge of revenue management, customer service, field operations, marketing, demand-side management, account management, and energy acquisition settlement functions. Additionally, House was vice president of supply chain management at PSEG, responsible for managing $1.4 billion of non-fuel external expenditures, as well as, process ownership of the inventory and logistics functions.
Prior to joining PSEG, House served in leading roles at Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP), which included vice president of business development and as vice president and assistant general counsel.
House earned his B.S. degree from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School, and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.
"I am looking forward to working strategically with Edison International and SCE to ensure continued success as a leader in the utility industry," said House.
Based in Rosemead, Calif., Edison International (NYSE: EIX) is the parent company of Southern California Edison and Edison Mission Group.
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