Investor Presentaiton
Investor Fact Book October 2023 | Xcel Energy
Amanda Rome
Executive Vice President and Group President,
Utilities and Chief Customer Officer
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Amanda Rome is Executive Vice President, Group President Utilities and Chief
Customer Officer with responsibility for the overall strategy and execution of each of
Xcel Energy's four operating companies as well as the customer-facing organizations
including Clean Transportation, Customer Solutions and Innovation and Customer Care.
In her previous role as Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, she was responsible for
the company's law department and overall legal strategy. Previously she served as vice
president, deputy general counsel where she led the company's Regulatory, Commercial
and Environmental Groups across all jurisdictions. Rome was previously the head
regulatory attorney for Xcel Energy nationwide with responsibility for all federal and state
regulatory jurisdictions. Rome started at Xcel in 2015 as the lead regulatory attorney for
Xcel Energy's northern jurisdictions. Prior to joining Xcel Energy, she worked as a federal
court litigator at Winston & Strawn in Chicago and Faegre Baker Daniels in Minneapolis.
Rome has served on several Boards, including the Executive Boards of Twin Cities
Diversity in Practice and the 2022 Women's Basketball Final Four. Rome currently serves
on the Advisory Board of the University of Idaho Energy Executive Course. Rome also
serves on the Board of Directors for Energy Insurance Mutual.
Rome attended Penn State University where she was the starting outside hitter on a
Penn State Women's Volleyball team that won the Division I National Championship.
After graduating from Penn State, Amanda received her law degree from the
Georgetown University Law Center.
Brian Van Abel
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Brian Van Abel is executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). He
leads the finance functions of Xcel Energy and its subsidiary companies, which
includes the Controller's Office, Treasury, Tax, Financial Planning & Analysis, Investor
Relations and Corporate Development. He also leads the company's Innovation and
Transformation Office.
Prior to being named CFO in 2020, Van Abel served as senior vice president of Finance
and Corporate Development. In that role he was responsible for developing the short-
term and long-term financial plans of the company and executing on acquisitions and
divestitures. Prior to that, Van Abel held the role of Vice President and Treasurer in which
he was responsible for the financial integrity of the company by managing the capital
structure and ensuring the company maintained sufficient liquidity.
His work experience prior to Xcel Energy includes four years of management consulting
in the retail banking sector where he advised financial institutions on a wide range of
engagements.
Van Abel earned a Master of Business Administration degree with emphasis in finance
from the University of Michigan in 2010 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics
from Dartmouth College in 2004.
Brian serves on the board of Avivo, a non-profit focused on well-being through
recovery and career advancement while working to end homelessness, and Wild
Rivers Conservancy, a non-profit focused on conservation, water quality protection and
watershed stewardship in the St. Croix River Valley.
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