Duke Energy names new CEO to succeed Lynn Good

CHARLOTTE, NC – Duke Energy announced Monday that its board of directors has appointed Harry Sideris, president and chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors, effective April 1, 2025.

Sideris has served as president of Duke Energy since April 2024, and is a 29-year veteran of the company.

According to a news release, he has successfully led Duke Energy’s electric and gas utilities, including operations, customer services and delivery, economic development, regulatory and legislative affairs, and grid and generation strategy.

Sideris will succeed CEO Lynn Good, who will retire from her management and board roles at the company on April 1 after more than two decades working for the company.

According to a news release, hallmarks of Good’s tenure as CEO include enhancing stakeholder engagement, modernizing regulatory constructs across multiple states, developing innovative customer solutions, delivering industry-leading safety and operations, and transforming the company into a pure-play portfolio of regulated utility businesses.