Brian X. Tierney
President & Chief Executive Officer
Executive
3 yr
5 reports
FirstEnergy Corp. ·FE
CEO also serves as Board Chair
Energy · Fortune #326 · Functional structure · 12K employees · Akron, Ohio
4
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 8)
1
Avg span
tight
3
Max depth
3 levels
4.2 yr
Avg tenure
20%
Internal hires
↓ below industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2021 · period end 2021-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$11.1B
Operating income
$2.2B
Net income
$1.0B
Total assets
$55.9B
Shares out
578M
Sourced from FirstEnergy Corp. DEF 14A · filed 2026-04-01 ↗ View on SEC
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CEO also serves as Board Chair at FirstEnergy, concentrating leadership authority. This page maps the executive reporting structure, highlights key officers, analyzes span of control and governance design, and compares FirstEnergy’s model with peer utilities.
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Latest signal Melvin Williams departed as Director
Announced on 2026-02-08 that he will not stand for re-election at the 2026 Annual Meeting.
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The people
Who's running this
5 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
K. Jon Taylor
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Strategy
Finance
10 yr
1 reports
A. Wade Smith
President, FirstEnergy Utilities
Utilities Operations
2 yr
0 reports
Hyun Park
Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
Legal
4 yr
0 reports
Toby L. Thomas
Chief Operating Officer
Operations
2 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Brian X. Tierney $13.5M
- Base salary
- $1.51M
- Stock awards
- $9.41M
- Non-equity incentive
- $2.39M
- Pension change
- $115K
- Other
- $31K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The businesses
How FirstEnergy Corp. divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Utilities
9K employees
President, FirstEnergy Utilities (A. Wade Smith)
Owns regulated electric transmission and distribution operations across multiple states.
Finance
500 employees
SVP, CFO & Strategy (K. Jon Taylor)
Manages capital allocation, financial reporting, investor relations and strategy.
Legal & Compliance
200 employees
SVP & Chief Legal Officer (Hyun Park)
Oversees legal affairs, regulatory compliance and corporate governance.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
The most distinctive structural feature at FirstEnergy is that the CEO simultaneously serves as Board Chair, consolidating executive and board leadership.
Brian X. Tierney has five direct reports, reflecting a relatively tight senior span of control for a regulated utility of this size. Core operational authority is split between a dedicated COO and a President of Utilities, while finance and legal remain centralized functional leaders.
- Combined CEO and Board Chair role
The comparison
How FirstEnergy Corp. stacks up
Compared with other large U.S. regulated utilities, FirstEnergy’s structure is conventional but more centralized at the top. Many peers separate the board chair and CEO roles, whereas FirstEnergy retains a combined structure. The presence of both a COO and a utilities president mirrors peers with large transmission and …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
FirstEnergy Corp.
3 levels
5 levels
5 levels
6 levels
5 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
FirstEnergy Corp. ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most notable recent change was the 2025–2026 overhaul of executive severance and change-in-control plans.
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2026
DEF 14A filed 2026-04-01
- CEO
- Brian X. Tierney
- CEO span
- 4
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 4.2 yr
Leadership team stabilized after post-2023 transition.
Named executive officers (5)
- Brian X. Tierney - President & CEO since 2023
- K. Jon Taylor - SVP, CFO & Strategy since 2015
- A. Wade Smith - President, FE Utilities since 2023
- Hyun Park - Chief Legal Officer since 2022
- Toby L. Thomas - Chief Operating Officer since 2023
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of FirstEnergy?
Brian X. Tierney has served as President and CEO since 2023.
What type of organizational structure does FirstEnergy use?
FirstEnergy uses a primarily functional structure typical of regulated utilities.
How many direct reports does FirstEnergy's CEO have?
The CEO has four direct executive reports.
How has FirstEnergy's leadership changed recently?
Recent changes include board turnover and updates to executive severance and change-in-control plans in late 2025.
Does FirstEnergy have a COO?
Yes. Toby L. Thomas has served as Chief Operating Officer since 2023.
Sources
- Form 8-K filed Feb 12, 2026
- Form 8-K filed Sep 29, 2025
- SEC EDGAR: FirstEnergy Corp. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: FirstEnergy Corp. 10-K Annual Report
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