IRVING,
Texas, Dec. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra
(NYSE: VST) today announced a new addition to its board of
directors. Effective today, Rob
Walters has been appointed as independent director and will
serve on two board committees: Sustainability and Risk Committee
and Nominating and Governance Committee. His appointment will
expand Vistra's board to 11 members.
"We are pleased to welcome Rob
Walters as a new director to the Vistra board," said
Scott Helm, Vistra's chairman of the
board. "With his deep experience in the power industry, extensive
regulatory expertise at the federal and state levels, as well as
active civic leadership, Rob brings valuable perspectives to the
company as it continues to lead in a very dynamic and
transformative energy industry."
About Rob Walters:
Mr.
Walters retired from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP in 2023 where
he served as senior partner and on the firm's worldwide executive
committee. Walters is an experienced and skilled professional with
over four decades of experience in an array of industries and
regulatory arenas, including serving as executive vice president
and general counsel of Vistra predecessor Energy Future Holdings
Corp. In the course of his career, Rob has had deep exposure to the
electric utility and power sectors and success in building elite
enterprises, recruiting and leading high-performance teams of
professionals, developing and executing regional and worldwide
strategic initiatives, negotiating and closing major transactions,
orchestrating federal and state regulatory, legislative, and policy
initiatives, litigating and resolving large competition and
commercial disputes, and advising boards of directors on business
and governance matters, restructuring efforts, activist
initiatives, governmental investigations, and antitrust and
competition regulatory matters. Walters received a bachelor's
degree and law degree from the University of
Texas at Austin.
About Vistra
Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail
electricity and power generation company that provides essential
resources to customers, businesses, and communities from
California to Maine. Based in Irving, Texas, Vistra is a leader in the
energy transformation with an unyielding focus on reliability,
affordability, and sustainability. The company safely operates a
reliable, efficient, power generation fleet of natural gas,
nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities while
taking an innovative, customer-centric approach to its retail
business. Learn more at vistracorp.com.
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