FirstEnergy Names Ebony Yeboah-Amankwah Vice President, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Ethics Officer

AKRON, Ohio, July 18, 2017

In her new role, Yeboah-Amankwah will serve as a primary liaison to the Board of Directors and oversee the Corporate, Real Estate and Records & Information Compliance departments.  She replaces Ketan K. Patel, who left the company in May to pursue other opportunities. 

Yeboah-Amankwah joined FirstEnergy in 2005 as an attorney in the Legal Department.  Following a series of promotions, she was named executive director of State Affairs in 2011, then executive director, State and FERC Legal Affairs in 2012.  She was named to her current position in January 2017, with responsibilities including labor, employment, benefits, real estate and tax law, as well as management of state and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission legal regulatory affairs.  

Yeboah-Amankwah holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in political science and philosophy from Washington & Jefferson College, and a law degree from Washington and Lee University.

FirstEnergy is dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence.  Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York.  The company's transmission subsidiaries operate more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions.  Follow FirstEnergy on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp or online at www.firstenergycorp.com.

Editor's Note:  A photo of Yeboah-Amankwah is available for download on Flickr.

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