Joseph M Rigby

Joseph M. Rigby is President and Chief Operating Officer of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI), a regional energy holding company that provides utility service to approximately 1.9 million customers. PHI is the parent company of Potomac Electric Power Company, an electric utility serving Washington, D.C. and suburban Maryland; Delmarva Power, an electric and gas utility serving Delaware and the rest of the Delmarva Peninsula; and Atlantic City Electric, an electric utility serving southern New Jersey. Delmarva Power and Atlantic City Electric previously operated under the brand name Conectiv Power Delivery. Mr. Rigby joined Atlantic City Electric in 1979 and advanced through a number of management positions in Atlantic City Electric. His responsibilities have included accounting, financial services, treasury operations, business transformation, human resources, and the Atlantic City Electric/Delmarva Power merger transition team. Following the merger that formed Conectiv, he was Vice President/General Manager of Gas Delivery, then Vice President/General Manager of Electric Delivery. He was elected President, Conectiv Power Delivery in 2002. From May 2004 to September 2007 he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PHI and was responsible for all financial activity as well as investor relations. From September 2007 to March 2008, Mr. Rigby served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He was responsible for the day-to-day operations of Pepco, Delmarva Power and Atlantic City Electric Company, along with Information Technology and Corporate Communications. In his current role as President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Rigby retains these same responsibilities and is also responsible for the competitive energy businesses (Conectiv Energy and Pepco Energy Services). Mr. Rigby serves on the boards of the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies, the Greater Washington Board of Trade, the Greater Washington Sports Alliance, and is Chair of the Finance Committee of the United Way of the National Capital Area. Mr. Rigby is a member of the Rutgers-Camden School of Business Executive Advisory Board and previously served on the Delaware Governor's Energy Task Force and as Conectiv's United Way Corporate Chairman. He is a member of the New Jersey Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs.