(PORTLAND, OR) -- The Northwest Requirements Utilities (NRU)
Board of Directors announced today that John Francisco has been selected as the
next NRU Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1st.
“John comes to NRU with 25 years’ experience in Northwest
public power leadership roles and is ideally positioned to take over the helm
at NRU at this most critical time for our membership,” said Roger Kline,
President of the Board. “John brings great passion, energy, and expertise to
our organization. We are excited to have him as our CEO.”
Francisco has most recently served as Regional Vice
President for National Rural Utilities Cooperative Financial Corporation
(NRUCFC). Before NRUCFC, Francisco worked at Inland Power and Light for 23
years in several managerial roles, including Chief of Energy Resources from
2013 to 2018 and Energy Services Manager from 2010 to 2013. John has a BA in
Business Administration from Eastern Washington University and is a licensed
CPA.
NRU is a non-profit trade association, founded in 2002, and
represents the interests of 53 load following utility customers of the
Bonneville Power Administration.
