Biography

Morris served as the Chairman of the Board of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (‘‘American Electric Power’’), one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, from 2012 to April 2014. From January 2004 until November 2011, Morris served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of American Electric Power. From 1997 until 2003, he served as the President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Northeast Utilities, the largest electric utility in New England. Morris served as a director of Spectra Energy Corp., one of North America’s leading natural gas infrastructure companies, from 2013 through its acquisition by Enbridge Inc. in 2017. Morris also served on the board of directors of the general partner of Spectra Energy Partners, LP, a master limited partnership engaged in the transmission, storage and gathering of natural gas, and the transportation and storage of crude oil, from 2017 until its acquisition by Enbridge Inc. in 2018. From 2018 to 2019, Morris served as a director of PHL Group, Inc., a private provider of energy-focused construction and related services. Morris served as a director of Alcoa Inc., a producer of aluminum, from 2008 to 2016, until Alcoa Inc.’s separation into two standalone, publicly traded companies, Alcoa Corporation (‘‘Alcoa’’) and Arconic Inc., and thereafter as the Chairman of the board of directors of Alcoa, a producer of bauxite, alumina and aluminum, until his retirement from Alcoa’s board in 2021. Morris also served as a director of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., an investment and insurance company, from 2004 until his retirement from the board in 2022.