ST. CLAIRSVILLE, OH, July 2, 2010 – American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) recently announced management changes at its Kammer-Mitchell Plant in Moundsville, WV as well as the Cardinal Power Plant, Brilliant, OH.
       On June 1, 2010, Charles W. George was promoted to the plant manager position for Cardinal Plant and Daniel L. Moyer was promoted to the same position at AEP’s Kammer-Mitchell facility.
       George replaces Doug Shearn who at the end of May, retired from the Cardinal Plant position.  George began his AEP employment in 1983 at Kammer Plant as a performance engineer.  He held positions there including supervising engineer and performance superintendent, administrative and technical services manager for both Kammer and Mitchell Plants and was later named production support manager for the combined Kammer-Mitchell facility. He most recently served as the facility’s maintenance superintendent until assuming the lead Cardinal Plant spot.
       George holds an associate degree in electrical engineering technology from Jefferson Technical College, a bachelor of science in engineering science from the University of Steubenville, a master’s degree in engineering management from Ohio University, Athens and completed The Ohio State University Management School program.
       He and his wife, Sara, have two sons and reside in St. Clairsville, OH where he serves as president of the Belco Works Board of Directors, a member of the St. Clairsville Soccer Association and the Knights of Columbus.
       Moyer, who joined AEP in 1981 at the Muskingum River Plant at Waterford, OH, assumed management of the Kammer-Mitchell Plant following Wayne Irons’ May 31 retirement.   Moyer held positions at Muskingum River as maintenance engineer, plant engineer, maintenance supervisor, performance supervising engineer, performance superintendent, administrative and technical service manager, and energy production manager.  He transferred to the AEP / Technical Skills and Process Optimization group in Columbus to support the company’s fossil and hydro plants’ fleet-wide projects.  He held the position of energy production superintendent at Conesville Power Plant, Conesville, OH and most recently served as manager of the Waterford and Lawrenceburg combined-cycle, natural gas-fired generating facilities.
        Moyer’s change of work location made it necessary for him to resign as a Director on the Board of the Muskingum Valley Area Chamber of Commerce.  However, he looks forward to soon becoming an active part of the Marshall County community.
       Moyer earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh and completed The Ohio State University Management School program.
       He is presently in the process of relocating to the Ohio Valley.  Moyer has two adult daughters who reside in Marietta, OH.   
       Cardinal Plant is co-owned by AEP and Buckeye Power.  AEP operates the entire facility.
        Buckeye Power is a member-owned generation and transmission cooperative supplying power and energy to the electric distribution cooperatives in Ohio.  The cooperatives´ certified service territory covers nearly 40 percent of the land area in the state and encompasses 77 of Ohio´s 88 counties.  They serve more than 380,000 homes, farms, businesses and industries.
        American Electric Power is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, delivering electricity to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. AEP ranks among the nation’s largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation’s largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile network that includes more 765 kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP’s transmission system directly or indirectly serves about 10 percent of the electricity demand in the Eastern Interconnection, the interconnected transmission system that covers 38 eastern and central U.S. states and eastern Canada, and approximately 11 percent of the electricity demand in ERCOT, the transmission system that covers much of Texas. AEP’s utility units operate as AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana and east and north Texas). AEP’s headquarters are in Columbus, Ohio. News releases and other information about AEP can be found at www.aep.com.