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ODEC names two C-suite execs

Jack Robb named chief legal officer; Chris Cosby is COO

//January 8, 2024//

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ODEC names two C-suite execs

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ODEC names two C-suite execs

Jack Robb named chief legal officer; Chris Cosby is COO

//January 8, 2024//

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Glen Allen-based Old Dominion Electric Cooperative has named Jack Robb as its chief legal officer and senior vice president, and Chris Cosby as chief operations officer, the not-for-profit cooperative announced Monday.

Robb joined ODEC as deputy chief legal officer last year, but before that, spent a decade serving as outside counsel while working for Miles & Stockbridge and LeClairRyan. He started his new role Jan. 1. Cosby had been serving as interim COO and senior vice president of power supply since former COO Rick Beam retired two years ago and became permanent COO on Dec. 12, 2023.

Robb replaces Michael Hern, who stepped down as chief legal officer at the end of 2023 but still works with ODEC as a consultant.

Chris Cosby

“Jack is a tremendous asset to ODEC and will make an outstanding chief legal officer,” John C. Lee Jr., interim president and CEO of ODEC, said in a statement. “He has a deep understanding of the laws and regulations governing ODEC and has a strong appreciation for the need to provide reliable, affordable power to ODEC’s members and their 1.5 million member-consumers.”

Robb has a law degree from the University of Richmond School of Law and a bachelor’s in economics from Washington and Lee University. The Maryland native is vice chair of the Virginia Bar Association’s law practice management council. He is also an active member of the Richmond Bar and several energy and construction industry associations.  He was a partner at Miles & Stockbridge, was COO and chief legal officer at HMR Funding and a shareholder at LeClairRyan before joining ODEC in 2023, according to his LinkedIn profile.
“Chris has done an exceptional job since taking on the COO responsibilities, and we are proud to remove the interim from his title. He brings a wealth of industry knowledge to ODEC that he effectively uses to the benefit of ODEC’s members” Lee said in a statement. “He is also a highly competent manager, an exceptional engineer and the epitome of a team player.”
Cosby, a Virginia native, has a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy. Before joining ODEC in 2018, he worked for General Electric, Dominion Virginia and other companies and served in the U.S. Navy, according to his LinkedIn profile.
In October 2023, ODEC began its search for a new president and CEO after Marcus Harris resigned in September 2023.
ODEC is a member-owned not-for-profit wholesale generation and transmission electric cooperative.  The cooperative supplies power for not-for-profit retail distribution cooperatives in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. It serves 1.5 million people.

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