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Nota de prensa
Comisión de Energía Eléctrica y Agua Potable de Orlando
31 de enero de 2006

Contacto:
Grant J. Heston, Gerente de comunicaciones
Sheridan Becht | Erika Hodges

LONNIE BELL ELECTED PRESIDENT
DEL CONSEJO DIRECTIVO DE OUC
Bell Respected for Longstanding Commitment to Community Service

ORLANDO - Lonnie C. Bell was elected president of OUC's governing board Tuesday. He succeeds Tommy Boroughs, who remains on the OUC board as immediate past president.

Lonnie C. Bell

"It is a privilege to serve on this board and be elected its president," said Bell, who joined OUC in April 2002. "I promise to serve our customers, the citizens who own us, effectively and responsibly.”

Bell is a former executive board member and past chairman of the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and also serves on the boards of the Preserve Eatonville Community , Orlando/Orange County COMPACT and Red Cross of Central Florida. Es graduado de Leadership Orlando y Leadership Florida.

Bell earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from Central State University in Ohio and an MBA from the University of Phoenix, Orlando branch. He recently retired from Agere Systems.

“Lonnie Bell is an incredible community leader with a longstanding history of outstanding service to Central Florida,” said OUC General Manager and CEO Ken Ksionek. “We’re glad to have him on the board and look forward to his tenure as president."

In its annual election of officers, OUC's governing board also named Katie Porta first vice president and Tico Perez second vice president.

El consejo directivo de OUC, compuesto por cinco miembros y conocido como la Comisión, es responsable de establecer las tasas y políticas operativas de la empresa. Todos los Comisionados, con la excepción del Alcalde de Orlando (un miembro ex-oficio), pueden trabajar hasta dos períodos consecutivos de cuatro años. Ellos trabajan sin remuneración.

Fundada en 1923 por una ley especial de la Legislatura de la Florida, OUC
—The Reliable One, es la segunda empresa municipal de servicios públicos más grande de la Florida. OUC brinda servicios de energía eléctrica y agua a más de 196.000 clientes de Orlando, St. Cloud y de partes no incorporadas de los condados de Orange y Osceola.