Bennett Gaines

Currently, Bennett L. Gaines occupies the position of Chief Information Officer & SVP-Corporate Services at FirstEnergy Corp., Chief Information Officer & SVP-Corporate Services at FirstEnergy Service Co. and Chief Information Officer for FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. (both are subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp.) and Chief Information Officer & SVP-Corporate Services at Allegheny Energy Service Corp. In his past career Mr. Gaines was Managing Director-Business Services at PowerGen Corp., Chief Information Officer & Vice President of Cinergy Corp., Director-Strategic Sourcing at Electronic Data Systems Corp. and Director-Supply Chain at LG&E Energy LLC. Mr. Gaines received a graduate degree from the University of Phoenix and an undergraduate degree from Baldwin-Wallace College.