Buckler Previously Served as Chief Financial
Officer at OGE Energy Corp.
Evergy, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVRG) today announced W. Bryan Buckler
will become the company’s executive vice president and chief
financial officer, effective October 1, 2024. As chief financial
officer, Buckler will be responsible for Evergy’s corporate finance
functions, including treasury, accounting, planning, tax, internal
audit, capital allocation and investor relations.
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W. Bryan Buckler will become Evergy's
executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective
October 1, 2024. (Photo: Business Wire)
Buckler, 51, joins Evergy from OGE Energy Corp. (NYSE: OGE), the
parent company of OG&E, a regulated electric utility serving
Oklahoma and western Arkansas. He has served as chief financial
officer since January 2021. At OGE Energy Corp., Buckler is
responsible for the treasury, investor relations, financial
planning and analysis, internal audit and controller functions.
Prior to joining OGE Energy Corp., Buckler was at Duke Energy
Corporation for more than 14 years, where he served in various
finance leadership roles, most recently as vice president, investor
relations. He began his career at Ernst & Young LLP, where he
worked for 11 years.
“We are very excited to have Bryan Buckler join our Evergy
team,” commented David Campbell, Evergy’s chairman and chief
executive officer. “Along with his strong track record as a chief
financial officer, Bryan brings a wealth of experience through
prior stints in accounting, treasury, financial planning and
analysis, and investor relations functions in his career. I look
forward to partnering with Bryan and I know he will be a great
mentor and leader for our finance organization.”
Geoff Ley will continue to serve as Evergy’s acting chief
financial officer until September 30, 2024, when he will transition
the chief financial officer role and retain his role as treasurer
and vice president of corporate planning.
“I would also like to thank Geoff Ley for his outstanding
service as acting chief financial officer during this interim
period,” added Campbell. “Geoff plays a vital role at Evergy and we
are very grateful for all that he does as a member of our senior
leadership team.”
About Evergy
Evergy, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVRG), serves 1.7 million customers in
Kansas and Missouri. Evergy’s mission is to empower a better
future. Our focus remains on producing, transmitting and delivering
reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy for the benefit of our
stakeholders. Today, about half of Evergy’s power comes from
carbon-free sources, creating more reliable energy with less impact
to the environment. We value innovation and adaptability to give
our customers better ways to manage their energy use, to create a
safe, diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees, and to add
value for our investors. Headquartered in Kansas City, our
employees are active members of the communities we serve.
For more information about Evergy, visit us at
www.evergy.com.
Forward Looking
Statements
Statements made in this document that are not based on
historical facts are forward-looking, may involve risks and
uncertainties, and are intended to be as of the date when made.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
statements relating to Evergy's strategic plan, including, without
limitation, those related to earnings per share, dividend,
operating and maintenance expense and capital investment goals; the
outcome of legislative efforts and regulatory and legal
proceedings; future energy demand; future power prices; plans with
respect to existing and potential future generation resources; the
availability and cost of generation resources and energy storage;
target emissions reductions; and other matters relating to expected
financial performance or affecting future operations.
Forward-looking statements are often accompanied by forward-looking
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"forecasts," "should," "could," "may," "seeks," "intends,"
"proposed," "projects," "planned," "target," "outlook," "remain
confident," "goal," "will" or other words of similar meaning.
Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
the forward-looking information.
In connection with the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Evergy Companies are
providing a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that
could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking
information. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include,
but are not limited to: economic and weather conditions and any
impact on sales, prices and costs; changes in business strategy or
operations; the impact of federal, state and local political,
legislative, judicial and regulatory actions or developments,
including deregulation, re-regulation, securitization and
restructuring of the electric utility industry; decisions of
regulators regarding, among other things, customer rates and the
prudency of operational decisions such as capital expenditures and
asset retirements; changes in applicable laws, regulations, rules,
principles or practices, or the interpretations thereof, governing
tax, accounting and environmental matters, including air and water
quality and waste management and disposal; the impact of climate
change, including increased frequency and severity of significant
weather events and the extent to which counterparties are willing
to do business with, finance the operations of or purchase energy
from the Evergy Companies due to the fact that the Evergy Companies
operate coal-fired generation; prices and availability of
electricity and natural gas in wholesale markets; market perception
of the energy industry and the Evergy Companies; the impact of
future pandemic health events on, among other things, sales,
results of operations, financial position, liquidity and cash
flows, and also on operational issues, such as supply chain issues
and the availability and ability of the Evergy Companies' employees
and suppliers to perform the functions that are necessary to
operate the Evergy Companies; changes in the energy trading markets
in which the Evergy Companies participate, including retroactive
repricing of transactions by regional transmission organizations
(RTO) and independent system operators; financial market conditions
and performance, disruptions in the banking industry, including
volatility in interest rates and credit spreads and in availability
and cost of capital and the effects on derivatives and hedges,
nuclear decommissioning trust and pension plan assets and costs;
impairments of long-lived assets or goodwill; credit ratings;
inflation rates; effectiveness of risk management policies and
procedures and the ability of counterparties to satisfy their
contractual commitments; impact of physical and cybersecurity
breaches, criminal activity, terrorist attacks, acts of war and
other disruptions to the Evergy Companies' facilities or
information technology infrastructure or the facilities and
infrastructure of third party service providers on which the Evergy
Companies rely; impact of geopolitical conflicts on the global
energy market, including the ability to contract for non-Russian
sourced uranium; ability to carry out marketing and sales plans;
cost, availability, quality and timely provision of equipment,
supplies, labor and fuel; impacts of tariffs; ability to achieve
generation goals and the occurrence and duration of planned and
unplanned generation outages; delays and cost increases of
generation, transmission, distribution or other projects; the
Evergy Companies' ability to manage their transmission and
distribution development plans and transmission joint ventures; the
inherent risks associated with the ownership and operation of a
nuclear facility, including environmental, health, safety,
regulatory and financial risks; workforce risks, including those
related to the Evergy Companies' ability to attract and retain
qualified personnel, maintain satisfactory relationships with their
labor unions and manage costs of, or changes in, wages, retirement,
health care and other benefits; disruption, costs and uncertainties
caused by or related to the actions of individuals or entities,
such as activist shareholders or special interest groups, that seek
to influence Evergy's strategic plan, financial results or
operations; the impact of changing expectations and demands of the
Evergy Companies' customers, regulators, investors and
stakeholders, including heightened emphasis on environmental,
social and governance concerns; the possibility that strategic
initiatives, including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, and
long-term financial plans, may not create the value that they are
expected to achieve in a timely manner or at all; difficulties in
maintaining relationships with customers, employees, regulators or
suppliers; and other risks and uncertainties.
This list of factors is not all-inclusive because it is not
possible to predict all factors. You should also carefully consider
the information contained in the Evergy Companies' other filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Additional risks
and uncertainties are discussed from time to time in current,
quarterly and annual reports filed by the Evergy Companies with the
SEC. New factors emerge from time to time, and it's not possible
for the Evergy Companies to predict all such factors, nor can the
Evergy Companies assess the impact of each such factor on the
business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of
factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained or implied in any forward-looking statement. Given these
uncertainties, undue reliance should not be placed on these
forward-looking statements. The Evergy Companies undertake no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, except as required by law.
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Media Contact: Gina Penzig Director, Corporate
Communications Phone: 785-508-2410 Gina.Penzig@evergy.com Media
line: 888-613-0003
Investor Contact: Pete Flynn Director, Investor Relations
Phone: 816-652-1060 Peter.Flynn@evergy.com
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