Public Service Enterprise Group Announces Corporate Reorganization to Enhance Competitiveness

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Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (NYSE: PEG) has announced a corporate reorganization, aimed at enhancing its competitiveness in the increasingly deregulated energy market. The reorganization includes the creation of a ventures and services corporation and the establishment of separate business units within Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), its primary subsidiary. The move is designed to focus on three strategic imperatives: enhancing customer service, operating assets efficiently, and developing new products and services.

Key Takeaways:

  • The reorganization aims to enable Enterprise Group to thrive in the competitive energy business environment by focusing on three strategic imperatives: enhancing customer service, operating assets efficiently, and developing new products and services.
  • The new structure establishes a ventures and services corporation, which will be the foundation for new businesses through the development of products and services that may be marketed beyond traditional boundaries.
  • PSE&G has been reorganized into three core business units: fossil-fuel electric generation, electric and gas transmission and distribution, and customer services.
  • The nuclear business unit will continue to report to E. James Ferland, chairman and chief executive officer, while Enterprise Diversified Holdings Incorporated (EDHI) will not be affected by the reorganization.
  • Robert J. Dougherty Jr. has been appointed president of Enterprise Ventures and Services Corporation, while Lawrence R. Codey has been reappointed president and chief operating officer of PSE&G.

Statistics:

  • The reorganization will be effective March 1.
  • PSE&G will be reorganized into three core business units: fossil-fuel electric generation, electric and gas transmission and distribution, and customer services.
  • The ventures and services corporation will be the foundation for new businesses through the development of products and services that may be marketed beyond traditional boundaries.
  • The reorganization is aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of Enterprise Group in the deregulated energy market.

Sources:

  • PRNewswire, "Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated Announces Corporate Reorganization", February 22, 1995.
  • Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated, "Corporate Reorganization", 1995.
  • PSEG, "About Us", 2023.