24 Dec 2014
Mr. Da Santos has been serving as Acting Chief Operating Officer since December 1, 2014

The AES Corporation announced recently that Bernerd Da Santos has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2015. Mr. Da Santos has been serving as Acting Chief Operating Officer since December 1, 2014.

“Bernerd’s 30 years of experience in the electric utilities industry and in-depth knowledge of AES’ businesses, provides him with an ideal background to continue improving upon AES’ history of operational excellence,” said Andrés Gluski, AES President and Chief Executive Officer.

Since joining AES in 2000, Mr. Da Santos has held several positions, including Chief Financial Officer of Global Finance Operations, Managing Director of Finance for Latin America, Chief Financial Officer of Latin America and Africa and Chief Financial Officer of Global Utilities.