PG&E Corporation Board of Directors Elects John Woolard and Bill Smith as New Directors

PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) today announced the election of Bill Smith and John Woolard to its Board of Directors and to the Board of Directors of its subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, effective October 11, 2019.

Woolard brings extensive experience in developing world-class clean energy projects, a technological background and understanding of software and grid modernization solutions and is well versed in California’s regulatory and policy goals.

Smith brings a comprehensive focus on large-scale integration and modernization of vast infrastructure networks, an ability to identify and leverage new technologies to meet future businesses needs and a track record of delivering on commitments to public and employee safety.

With regard to safety, Woolard has set the tone from the top for safety culture as a chief executive of companies delivering customer-focused, energy software solutions to leading the engineering, procurement and construction of one of the largest clean energy projects in the world. During significant parts of his career, Smith had responsibility for the safety of a field-based workforce numbering in the tens of thousands charged with delivering safe service across large geographic areas. Additionally, Smith has compressive experience in maintaining service during natural disasters like hurricanes and post-disaster infrastructure recovery and restoration.

“PG&E’s primary focus is delivering safe and reliable energy to our customers and helping meet the energy and climate challenges in California. As part of our commitment to expand our diverse and balanced mix of experiences and competencies, we are adding directors who bring new and additional views on key areas like safety, operational excellence and clean energy,” said PG&E Corporation’s independent Chair of the Board, Nora Mead Brownell. “We welcome Bill and John to our Boards and we look forward to serving with them. The Boards are committed to using our combined expertise to better serve PG&E’s customers, help address California’s energy and climate challenges, and help the company move through Chapter 11 as quickly as possible.”