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Progress Energy Proxy Statement
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CARLOS A. SALADRIGAS, age 61, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Regis HRG, which
offers a full suite of outsourced human resources services to small and mid-sized businesses. He has served in these
positions since July 2008. Mr. Saladrigas served as Chairman, from 2002 to 2007, and Vice Chairman, from 2007
to 2008, of Premier American Bank in Miami, Florida. In 2002, Mr. Saladrigas retired as Chief Executive Officer
of ADP Total Source (previously the Vincam Group, Inc.), a Miami-based human resources outsourcing company
that provides services to small and mid-sized businesses. Mr. Saladrigas has extensive expertise in both the human
resources and financial services arenas. His accounting background provides him with an understanding of the
principles used to prepare the Company’s financial statements and enables him to effectively analyze those financial
statements. Mr. Saladrigas is a resident of Florida and is familiar with the policy issues facing that State. His unique
perspective and business acumen continue to be valuable assets to the Board. Mr. Saladrigas has served as a director
of the Company since 2001 and is a member of the Board’s Audit and Corporate Performance Committee and the
Finance Committee.
Other public directorships in past five years:
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (2003 to present)
THERESA M. STONE, age 65, has been Executive Vice President and Treasurer of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology Corporation (“M.I.T.”), since February 2007. In her role as Executive Vice President and
Treasurer, Ms. Stone is responsible for M.I.T.’s capital programs, facilities, human resources and information
technology, and serves as M.I.T.’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Prior to serving in her current role,
Ms. Stone served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Jefferson-Pilot Financial (now Lincoln
Financial Group) from November 2001 to March 2006. Ms. Stone began her career as an investment banker,
advising clients primarily in the financial services industry on financial and strategic matters and has held senior
financial executive officer positions at various companies since that time. Ms. Stone’s knowledge and expertise
in finance make her uniquely qualified to understand and effectively analyze the Company’s financial statements,
and to assist the Company as it undertakes the expansion efforts necessary to implement its balanced solution
to satisfying its customers’ energy needs reliably and affordably. She has served as a director of the Company
since 2005. Ms. Stone is Chair of the Board’s Audit and Corporate Performance Committee and a member of the
Executive Committee, the Governance Committee and the Finance Committee.
ALFRED C. TOLLISON, JR., age 67, retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of
Nuclear Power Operations (“INPO”), a nuclear industry-sponsored nonprofit organization in March 2006. He was
employed by INPO from 1987 until March 2006. During his tenure there, Mr. Tollison’s responsibilities included
industry and government relations, communications, information systems and administrative activities. He also
served as the executive director of the National Academy for Nuclear Training. From 1970 until 1987, Mr. Tollison
was employed by PEC, where he served in a variety of management positions, including plant general manager of
the Brunswick Nuclear Plant and manager of nuclear training. Mr. Tollison’s track record and expertise in promoting
the safe and reliable operations of our nation’s nuclear generating plants will continue to be a significant asset to
our board as the Company moves forward with its balanced solution for meeting the future generation needs of
its customers safely, reliably and affordably. He has served as a director of the Company since 2006. Mr. Tollison
is Vice Chair of the Board’s Nuclear Project Oversight Committee and a member of the Audit and Corporate
Performance Committee and the Operations and Nuclear Oversight Committee. He also serves as the Nuclear
Oversight Director.