Avangrid Recognizes Pioneering Women Leaders on International Women’s Day
08 Marzo 2024 - 9:52AM
Business Wire
Women make-up more than 27% of the company’s
8,000 employees and more than 35% of the company’s senior
leadership, well above nation’s industry standards
Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable company and
member of the Iberdrola Group, is marking Women’s History Month and
International Women’s Day by recognizing the many contributions of
its growing female workforce. Today, women make-up more than 27% of
Avangrid’s approximate 8,000 employees and more than 35% of the
company’s senior leadership positions1 are held by women.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, women make-up 26% of
the energy workforce, and the International Energy Agency reports
that only 13% of women in the industry hold senior management
roles. Avangrid rises above both of these benchmarks.
“Women are a vital source of innovation and expertise in the
energy sector, and their contribution are essential to building a
sustainable future,” said Pedro Azagra, Avangrid CEO. “At Avangrid,
we’re committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that
empowers women to reach their full potential. I’m particularly
proud to have so many talented women leaders on our team who are
helping shape the future of our industry.”
Since 2021 Avangrid has increased the number of women in its
executive leadership team by 25%. Avangrid’s current executive
leadership team includes Senior Vice President and Chief Human
Resources Officer Kyra Patterson, Senior Vice President of State
Government Affairs & Corporate Communications Kimberly
Harriman, and Avangrid Networks President and CEO Catherine
Stempien. Additionally, Avangrid’s New York subsidiaries New York
State Electric & Gas and Rochester Gas and Electric are led by
Patricia Nilsen, the first woman to lead a natural gas and electric
utility in Upstate New York.
In 2022, Avangrid set aspirational goals to build the diversity
of its workforce and put into motion several initiatives to
continue advancing gender parity and creating a more diverse,
equitable, and inclusive workplace. This included expanding
mentorship opportunities, enhancing talent acquisition
partnerships, and monitoring applicant pools and pipelines to
consistently ensure a diverse set of candidates. Avangrid also
signed on to the Paradigm for Parity, a coalition of corporate
leaders committed to addressing the corporate leadership gender
gap. To attract more women to open positions within Avangrid, the
company also uses gender-neutral and gender-inclusive verbiage in
job descriptions and partners with the Society of Women Engineers
and Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy for job
fairs and postings.
In addition to these initiatives, Avangrid has a business
resource group—WomENergy—dedicated to increasing the visibility of
women in the company. This group is open to all employees and
provides community building, networking, and professional
development. Their goal is to unleash the potential of women while
driving business results and raising awareness of gender parity.
WomENergy is chaired by Avangrid’s Vice President of Sustainability
Laney Brown, who serves as the group’s executive sponsor.
“One of the many reasons I am proud to work at Avangrid is our
leadership team’s commitment to gender equity,” said Brown. “We are
working to ensure we are hiring, promoting, and paying women
equitably – as well as fostering workplaces where women want to
stay and build meaningful, long-term careers. We all share in that
responsibility, and I am excited about my role in making this
happen.”
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) aspires to be
the leading sustainable energy company in the United States.
Headquartered in Orange, CT with approximately $44 billion in
assets and operations in 24 U.S. states, Avangrid has two primary
lines of business: networks and renewables. Through its networks
business, Avangrid owns and operates eight electric and natural gas
utilities, serving more than 3.3 million customers in New York and
New England. Through its renewables business, Avangrid owns and
operates a portfolio of renewable energy generation facilities
across the United States. Avangrid employs approximately 8,000
people and has been recognized by JUST Capital in 2021, 2022, 2023
and 2024 as one of the JUST 100 companies – a ranking of America’s
best corporate citizens. In 2024, Avangrid ranked first among
utilities and 12 overall. The company supports the U.N.’s
Sustainable Development Goals and was named among the World’s Most
Ethical Companies in 2024 for the sixth consecutive year by the
Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the group of
companies controlled by Iberdrola, S.A. For more information, visit
www.avangrid.com.
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