Dominion Energy shakes up senior executive responsibilities

Fortune 500 utility Dominion Energy announced Wednesday it’s making major changes to the responsibilities for three senior executives, effective June 1.

The changes are tied to the June 1 retirement of Diane Leopold, executive vice president and chief operating officer, who announced her planned departure in December 2024. A spokesperson said when her retirement was announced, most of her responsibilities were transitioned to Ed Baine, president of Dominion Energy Virginia, and Eric Carr, Dominion Energy’s chief nuclear officer.

One of the announced changes is that Carlos M. Brown, president of Dominion Energy Services and Dominion executive vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary, will oversee the company’s project construction group that includes major generation and gas construction projects. Starting June 1, he will become executive vice president, chief administrative and projects officer and corporate secretary and will continue to serve as president of Dominion Energy Services.

According to a news release, Brown joined the company in 2007 and has since taken on various business, operational, legal and executive roles. He has bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Virginia, where he is vice rector of the Board of Visitors.

Mark D. Mitchell, who has four decades of utility construction experience, is being promoted from senior vice president of project construction to president, and he will report to Brown. Mitchell joined Dominion in 2000 and holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware and an MBA from Wilmington College.

While Brown currently oversees Dominion’s law department, that responsibility will shift to Regina J. “Gina” Elbert, senior vice president and chief human resources officer, on June 1. Her new title will be senior vice president and chief legal and human resources officer, and she will be responsible for the company’s law and HR functions. Elbert came to Dominion Energy in 2011 and has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and a law degree from Harvard Law School.

Baine, Carr, Brown and Elbert will continue reporting to Dominion President and CEO Robert M. Blue, according to the release.

“These five talented leaders from Dominion Energy’s deep bench are highly experienced and capable,” Blue said in a statement. “Carlos, Ed, Eric, Gina and Mark are following in the footsteps of an outstanding leader in our company and in our industry, and the board of directors and I are confident in their leadership.”

Headquartered in Richmond, Dominion Energy provides regulated electricity service to 3.6 million homes and businesses in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, as well as regulated natural gas service to 500,000 customers in South Carolina. The company also develops and operates regulated offshore wind and solar power.