CenterPoint Energy Inc - Company Profile
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The following section provides information on CenterPoint Energy Inc’s senior management, executives, CEO and key decision makers and their roles in the organization. For more insight into CenterPoint Energy Inc's management and employees, unlock the full data with our company analytics monitoring tool.
Executives
Jason P. Wells
President; Chief Executive Officer; Chairman Executive BoardMr. Jason P. Wells has been the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of the company since October 2025 . Prior to this, he was the Chief Executive Officer and President of the company from 2024 to 2025. Previously, he was the President and Chief Operating Officer of the company from May 2023 to January 2024. he served as the President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operating Officer of the company from January 2023 to May 2023. Previously, he served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company from 2020 to 2022. Mr. Wells served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at PG&E Corp from June 2019 to September 2020. He also served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PG&E Corporation from January 2016 to June 2019. Mr. Wells also served as the Vice President of Business Finance of Pacific Gas and Electric Company from August 2013 to January 2016. Before this, he held various finance and accounting leadership roles at Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
Christopher A. Foster
Chief Financial Officer; Executive Vice President Senior ManagementMr. Christopher A. Foster has been the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company since 2023. Prior to this, he also served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PG&E Corporation from 2021 to 2023. he held various leadership positions such as Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer at PG&E from 2020 to 2021. Mr. Foster is also the Vice President of Treasury and Investor Relations at PG&E Corp from March 2020 to September 2020.
Jesus Soto, Jr.
Executive Vice President; Chief Operating Officer Senior ManagementMr. ?Jesus Soto has been the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the company since 2025. Prior to this, he was the Executive Vice President of Quanta Services from 2023 to 2025. He was also the Chief Operating Officer for Mears Group Inc. Mr Soto also held senior leadership roles at PG&E Corporation and El Paso Corporation.
Phillip R. Smith
Director Non Executive BoardMr. Phillip R. Smith is the Chairman of the company. Previously, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Marathon-Sparta Holdings Inc. from 2019 to 2022. Prior to this, he also served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Torch Energy Advisor Inc from 2013 to 2019. Mr. Smith served as the Partner of KMPG LLP from 2002 to 2012.
Monica Karuturi
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