FirstEnergy Corp. announced that Thomas N. Mitchell has been elected to the company's board of directors. Mitchell is a nuclear industry veteran with 38 years of experience, including leadership positions at key industry groups including the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO), the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).

Mitchell retired in 2015 as president, CEO and director of Ontario Power Generation Inc.