Winter 2012 - SCANA Corporation

SCANA names new
chairman
by Eric Boomhower //
photo by robert clark
Kevin Marsh in December became just the seventh chief executive officer SCANA
has known since becoming a NYSE-traded company in 1946.
Marsh became chairman and CEO of SCANA — South
Carolina’s only Fortune 500 company — Dec. 1. He
succeeded Bill Timmerman, who retired at the end of
November after more than 30 years working with the
company, the past 14 as CEO.
“I’m honored to have the opportunity to build on the
tradition of leadership excellence established by those
who’ve preceded me in this position,” said Marsh. “The
legacy of our past leaders — Silas McMeekin, Arthur
Williams, Virgil Summer, John Warren, Lawrence
Gressette and Bill Timmerman — is evident in the
strong, values-based culture we enjoy throughout
SCANA today. I’m committed to ensuring that culture
carries forward stronger than ever.”
Marsh, 56, is a native of Atlanta, Ga., and earned a
BBA degree in accounting at the University of Georgia
in Athens. He began his career with Deloitte & Touche
Certified Public Accountants in Columbia, S.C., in
1977. While there, he was involved in the auditing of
SCE&G, including the first V.C. Summer Station nuclear
project. Marsh joined South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company, principal subsidiary of SCANA, in 1984 as
group manager of technical accounting and was named
vice president and controller in 1989. He then served
as vice president of corporate planning for SCE&G and
vice president of finance, treasurer and controller for
SCANA. In 1996 Marsh was named vice president and
chief financial officer of SCANA and became senior vice
president in 1998.
While continuing as CFO, he served as president of
SCANA’s North Carolina-based natural gas subsidiary,
PSNC Energy, from October 2001 to March 2003,
gaining valuable experience in the operations side of
the utility business.
In April 2006, Marsh was named president and COO
of SCE&G. In January 2011, Marsh was elected president
and COO of SCANA and as a member of SCANA’s Board
of Directors, in addition to his role as president of
SCE&G. Marsh said he’s excited by the challenges that
lie ahead in his role as SCANA’s new CEO.
“We have a lot of incredible things going on
throughout the company,” said Marsh. “We have
some significant challenges and some tremendous
opportunities before us. With the fantastic people
who make up the SCANA family working together, I’m
confident we will continue adding to our company’s
extraordinary history of success as an energizing force
in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia.”
In addition to his responsibilities with SCANA,
Marsh is a board member of First Citizens
Bancorporation of South Carolina, Epworth Children’s
Home and Citizens for Sound Conservation. Marsh and
his wife, Sue, are members of Grace United Methodist
Church of Columbia, S.C. They have two daughters and
two grandchildren.
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