internal
Bob Frenzel
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
7 yr
7 reports
Xcel Energy ·XEL
CEO directly oversees utilities, delivery, generation, and customers
Energy · Fortune #319 · Hybrid structure · 11K employees · Minneapolis, Minnesota
7
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 10)
7
Avg span
wide
2
Max depth
2 levels
2.9 yr
Avg tenure
86%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2018 · period end 2018-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$11.5B
Operating income
$2.6B
Net income
$2.0B
Total assets
$81.4B
Shares out
624M
Interactive org chart
Xcel Energy organizational chart
Explore the executive structure, reporting layers, and scenario-ready operating model from public filings.
Open editable chart
Take this model into your AI workspace Use AI to reason through the model, then bring the scenario back into Creately Atlas.
Choose a prompt, then open an AI app and paste.
Download the CSV data instead
Xcel Energy operates with a CEO-centric structure where utilities, generation, delivery, and customer leadership all report directly to the CEO. This page details the executive team, reporting lines, recent leadership changes, and how Xcel’s structure compares with peer utilities.
What to model
Use the chart to test org decisions, not just view reporting lines
Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal Tim O'Connor departed as EVP, Chief Operations Officer
Retired effective August 21, 2025 after transition period.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Reintroduce Chief Operating Officer Adds a COO reporting to the CEO to consolidate delivery, generation, and utilities during peak capital spending.
- Consolidate Delivery and Generation Moves Generation under the Chief Delivery Officer to streamline infrastructure execution.
Atlas work this supports
- Connect Workday or UKG Get these analytics for YOUR org — tenure, span of control, headcount, automatically from your HRIS.
- Connect Salesforce Map your target accounts like this. Import contacts, visualize decision chains, plan multi-threading.
- Plan a Reorg Use this as a starting point. Model scenarios, compare structures, present options to your board.
The people
Who's running this
8 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Brian Van Abel
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Finance
3 yr
0 reports
internal
Amanda Rome
Executive Vice President, Group President, Utilities and Chief Customer Officer
Utilities
5 yr
0 reports
internal
Ryan Long
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
Legal
1 yr
0 reports
internal
Michael Lamb
Executive Vice President, Chief Delivery Officer
Operations
1 yr
0 reports
internal
Scott Sharp
Executive Vice President, Chief Generation Officer
Generation
1 yr
0 reports
internal
Bria Shea
President, Xcel Energy – Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota
Regional Utilities
1 yr
0 reports
Rob Clark
Senior Vice President, Chief Communications Officer and Chief of Staff
Communications
2 yr
0 reports
The businesses
How Xcel Energy divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Utilities
7K employees
EVP, Group President, Utilities and Chief Customer Officer (Amanda Rome)
Manages regulated electric and gas utility operations and customer experience across eight states.
Generation
2K employees
EVP, Chief Generation Officer (Scott Sharp)
Oversees power generation assets including renewable, nuclear, and natural gas facilities.
Delivery
2K employees
EVP, Chief Delivery Officer (Michael Lamb)
Responsible for transmission, distribution, and infrastructure delivery programs.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Xcel Energy’s most distinctive feature is that the CEO directly oversees core utility P&L leadership alongside delivery, generation, and customer functions.
This places regulated utility operations and capital delivery squarely in the CEO’s span, rather than delegating them to a COO. The structure reflects the company’s capital-intensive, regulator-facing strategy.
The absence of a standing COO following the 2025 retirement of the former COO redistributed authority to functionally specialized EVPs. Generation, delivery, and utilities are each led by separate executives, reinforcing operational accountability while keeping strategic coordination centralized at the CEO level.
- No COO role after 2025 retirement
- Direct CEO oversight of utilities and delivery
- High internal promotion at EVP level
The comparison
How Xcel Energy stacks up
Compared with other large regulated utilities, Xcel Energy operates with a relatively flat executive structure and a broad CEO span. Peers such as Duke Energy and Dominion Energy typically interpose a COO or equivalent role between the CEO and operational presidents. Xcel’s model emphasizes direct CEO engagement in …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Xcel Energy
2 levels
4 levels
4 levels
4 levels
5 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
Xcel Energy — no COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most significant change was the 2025 retirement of the COO, eliminating the role and pushing operations directly under the CEO.
- departedTim O'Connor EVP, Chief Operations Officer
Retired effective August 21, 2025 after transition period.
Source - promoted
- promoted
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Xcel Energy?
Bob Frenzel has served as Chairman, President and CEO since 2018.
What type of organizational structure does Xcel Energy use?
Xcel Energy uses a hybrid enterprise structure with functional and regulated-utility leadership reporting directly to the CEO.
How many direct reports does Xcel Energy's CEO have?
The CEO has seven direct executive reports.
How has Xcel Energy's leadership changed recently?
In 2025 the COO retired, and delivery, legal, and generation leaders were promoted into expanded EVP roles.
Does Xcel Energy have a COO?
No. The COO role was eliminated following the retirement of the former COO in 2025.
Sources
- DEF 14A Filing, Apr 2026
- SEC EDGAR: Xcel Energy DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Xcel Energy 10-K Annual Report
Reference
Cite this page
If you reference this page in research, analysis, or news writing, use one of the formats below. Citation includes the SEC filing source where applicable.
APA 7th
Creately. (2026). Xcel Energy organizational structure. Creately. Retrieved , from https://creately.com/org-chart/fortune-500/xcel-energy/MLA 9th
"Xcel Energy Organizational Structure." Creately, April 1, 2026, https://creately.com/org-chart/fortune-500/xcel-energy/. Accessed .Chicago 17
Creately. "Xcel Energy Organizational Structure." Last modified April 1, 2026. https://creately.com/org-chart/fortune-500/xcel-energy/.Permanent URL: https://creately.com/org-chart/fortune-500/xcel-energy/ · last updated 2026-04-01