Michael A. “Casey” Herman

Key Qualifications and Skills Leading to Board Nomination

• Finance and Accounting—Mr. Herman has nearly three decades of experience serving as a lead partner for the external audits of multiple Fortune 500 companies in the energy, utility, and power sectors. He is also a licensed CPA. The Board believes that this extensive experience will be important for its oversight of the Company’s financial statements and filings with the SEC.
• Utility Industry Experience—Mr. Heman has nearly three decades of experience leading complex audits and providing consulting services for companies in the utility industry, including through his leadership of the U.S. Utility & Power Sector practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).Additionally, Mr. Herman has served as a C-suite advisor and member of several utility industry-related boards, including as Chair of the Electric Power Research Institute’s Advisory Council. The Board believes that Mr. Herman’s utility industry experience will provide important insights to the Board as it oversees the Company’s enterprise risk management and long-term strategy, including the execution of our ten-year capital plan.
• Strategic Planning—As a former U.S. Utility & Power Sector Leader at PwC, Mr. Herman has extensive experience in strategic planning for companies in the utility industry, including advising utility clients with respect to complex corporate transactions and business acquisition and disposition issues. The Board believes that this experience will be advantageous as it oversees the Company’s short- and long-term strategic plans.

Experience

• Held various positions (1986 – 2025) of increasing responsibility, including the positions of U.S. Utility& Power Sector Leader (2014 – 2021) and U.S. Sustainability Services Leader (2021 – 2023), at PwC, an international professional services firm

Other Boards (For Profit and Non-Profit Entities)

• Dragos, Inc. (2025 – Present)
• Tulane University A.B. Freeman School of Business Dean’s Business School Council (2023 – Present)
• Board Member (2014 – Present) and Treasurer (2016 – Present)—Berkshire School
• Chair (2023 – 2025) and Member (2018 – 2025)—Electric Power Research Institute Advisory Committee
• Edison Electric Institute Wall Street Advisory Group (2014 – 2025)
• Feeding America (2007 – 2014)

Education and Credentials

• BSM, A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University
• Licensed CPA—Illinois and Louisiana ​
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