Wayne Leonard – Entergy

Helping low-income customers is a cornerstone of Entergy Mississippi’s community outreach

Mississippi Team — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 19:12:00 +0000

“Making electricity affordable to everyone in this country is only one small part of the overall problems facing people with low income, but it will be difficult to satisfactorily address without creating the overall climate of goodwill.” Those words were spoken by the late Wayne Leonard during Entergy’s inaugural Low-Income Summit in New Orleans in 1999. Earlier that year…

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Entergy: Powering Life—and Business (Chief Executive)

Corporate Team — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000

How a regional energy company’s sustainability mission is generating economic development in the SouthnEntergy Chairman and CEO Leo Denault is fond of saying, “Entergy was focused on ESG before ESG was cool.” He has good reason—the energy company has been a leader in sustainability and environmental stewardship for two decades. While Denault has been instrumental in advancing Entergy’s commitment to corporate responsibility since taking office in 2013, he gives credit for the company’s early adoption of the philosophy to its previous chairman and CEO, J. Wayne Leonard.

Entergy Louisiana Renames Plant in Honor of J. Wayne Leonard

Entergy Team — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 06:27:00 +0000

MONTZ, La. – Entergy Louisiana dedicated its power plant in St. Charles Parish, renaming it the J. Wayne Leonard Power Station in recognition of Leonard’s legacy of environmental leadership and corporate social responsibility. Leonard served as chairman and CEO of ��ϳԹ�� from 1998-2013. Entergy Chairman and CEO Leo Denault presented the Leonard family with a plaque commemorating the…

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Former Entergy CEO Remembered for Leadership, Courage and Compassion

Corporate Team — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 15:55:00 +0000

When low-income advocacy groups first heard from J. Wayne Leonard at Entergy’s first low-income summit in 1999, he clearly described the urgent need to do more for people living in poverty. Before long, the entire U.S. utility industry knew about his commitment to the issue after he wrote “The Most Important Customer,” the cover story in the September/October 2002 edition of Electric…

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In Fond Memory: J. Wayne Leonard, 1950-2018

Corporate Team — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 22:10:00 +0000

Former Entergy Chairman and CEO J. Wayne Leonard died Sept. 18 following a long battle with cancer. On Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, former Entergy Chairman and CEO J. Wayne Leonard died following a long battle with cancer. Leonard joined Entergy in 1998 as president and chief operating officer and was elevated to CEO later that same year. He immediately spearheaded a financial turnaround of the…

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New Prosperity Center Offers Economic Hope, Helping Hand for New Orleanians

Corporate Team — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 22:54:00 +0000

��ϳԹ��, United Way of Southeast Louisiana and the City of New Orleans partner to foster brighter futures for local residents. Opportunity knocks on a new door in New Orleans: the United Way of Southeast Louisiana’s J. Wayne Leonard Prosperity Center. Named in honor of ��ϳԹ��’s longest-serving chairman and CEO, the center was established with the support of generous…

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Entergy Endows $5M Charitable Fund to Honor Retiring Chairman and CEO Leonard

Entergy Team — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 03:43:00 +0000

Fund to Continue Leonard’s Work on Climate Change, Poverty and Social Justice Issues NEW ORLEANS – ��ϳԹ�� today announced the creation of a $5 million endowment to honor retiring Chairman and Chief Executive Officer J. Wayne Leonard and continue efforts to address the issues of climate change, poverty and social justice. “Wayne has been a passionate advocate on each of these…

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Entergy Implements Leadership Succession Plan

Entergy Team — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:32:00 +0000

Chairman and CEO Wayne Leonard announces he will retire on Jan. 31, 2013; Executive Vice President and CFO Leo Denault will become Chairman and CEO Andrew Marsh, currently Vice President, System Planning, will become Executive Vice President and CFO Richard Smith, Entergy Wholesale Commodities President, also to retire in January 2013; William Mohl, currently Chairman, President and CEO of Entergy…

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Entergy, J. Wayne Leonard Named Finalists for Multiple Global ��ϳԹ�� Awards

Entergy Team — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:36:00 +0000

Total of Six Entries Make Finals of ��ϳԹ�� Industry’s Annual Contest NEW ORLEANS – Six entries by ��ϳԹ�� are included among the finalists in the prestigious annual Platts Global ��ϳԹ�� Awards, including Power Company of the Year and CEO of the Year. The six finalists bring to 53 the total Entergy submissions to earn that honor during the past 12 years of the competition…

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Entergy CEO, CFO Named to ‘2010 All-America Executive Team’

Entergy Team — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:00:00 +0000

Company Rated Top Electric Utility, Among Most Honored Companies by Magazine NEW ORLEANS – J. Wayne Leonard, chairman and chief executive officer of ��ϳԹ��, is the top CEO in the power industry and a member of the “2010 All-America Executive Team,” according to rankings compiled by Institutional Investor magazine. Entergy also was listed as the top electric utility in the country…

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Wayne Leonard – Entergy

Helping low-income customers is a cornerstone of Entergy Mississippi’s community outreach

Entergy: Powering Life—and Business (Chief Executive)

Entergy Louisiana Renames Plant in Honor of J. Wayne Leonard

Former Entergy CEO Remembered for Leadership, Courage and Compassion

In Fond Memory: J. Wayne Leonard, 1950-2018

New Prosperity Center Offers Economic Hope, Helping Hand for New Orleanians

Entergy Endows $5M Charitable Fund to Honor Retiring Chairman and CEO Leonard

Entergy Implements Leadership Succession Plan

Entergy, J. Wayne Leonard Named Finalists for Multiple Global ���ϳԹ��� Awards

Entergy CEO, CFO Named to ‘2010 All-America Executive Team’

Entergy, J. Wayne Leonard Named Finalists for Multiple Global ��ϳԹ�� Awards