Gary Gibson is CU’s next general manager.
Scott Miller to slated to retire by yr’s finish.
Last edited 11:44 a.m., Oct. 17, 2019
City Utilities of Springfield this morning launched Gary Gibson as its next general manager.
A 28-year worker of CU, Gibson will succeed Scott Miller, who’s retiring by yr’s finish, officers introduced at a morning information convention livestreamed on Facebook.
Gibson, who’s presently affiliate general manager of buyer operations and communications at CU, mentioned Miller is “leaving us on solid footing.” CU’s general manager since 2011, Miller has labored for the municipal utility firm since 2002.
“He truly has built a strong culture of reliability. I plan to build on that foundation,” Gibson mentioned on the information convention. “I am excited and humbled, both, for the opportunity to get to lead.”
Board of Public Utilities Chairman Joe Reynolds mentioned the board voted unanimously to call Gibson the next general manager after a course of that concerned nationwide search agency Mycoff Fry Partners LLC. Two public enter conferences additionally have been scheduled as a part of the method. Noting a number of rounds of interviews have been held, Reynolds mentioned an “excess of 20-plus people” utilized for the job.
