SPP names Kevin Bryant EVP, Stakeholder Affairs and Chief Strategy Officer
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP) incoming President and CEO Lanny Nickell announced Feb. 4 that Kevin Bryant will join the organization as its first Executive Vice President of Stakeholder Affairs and Chief Strategy Officer. In this new role, Bryant will oversee development and execution of SPP’s corporate strategy; lead the administration of SPP’s independent and inclusive stakeholder process; and direct the management of the organization’s relationships and communications with internal and external stakeholders, including member companies and market participants in the Eastern and Western Interconnections, neighboring utilities and grid operators, regulators, elected officials, the media and the public across SPP’s expanding service territory.
“My vision for SPP’s continued success depends on ambitious strategy, high visibility and a high degree of engagement with and among each of our stakeholder audiences,” said Nickell. “Kevin is a dynamic, engaging leader with a passion for organizational strategy, and he’s bringing exactly the kind of excitement, expertise and experience SPP needs to navigate the challenges of a rapidly changing energy landscape.”
Bryant previously served Evergy since 2003 in numerous roles that drew on his strategic insight and management experience. Most recently, he was Evergy’s executive vice president and chief operating officer and had management responsibility for electric generation, transmission, distribution and system planning. During his time at Evergy, Bryant also served in various finance, strategy and risk roles, including chief financial officer, vice president of energy solutions, and executive lead over the company’s corporate venture capital business.
A graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, Bryant has dual majors in finance and real estate. He received a master's degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance and marketing from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Bryant serves on the board of directors and as Audit Committee Chairperson of Winnebago Industries and on the board of directors of Children’s Mercy Kansas City.
“SPP has tirelessly served its stakeholders with passion, integrity and the highest level of professionalism for generations,” said Bryant. “This service orientation greatly resonates with me, and I’m both humbled and excited to join Lanny and the SPP team in taking on the challenges of keeping the lights on for the communities we serve now and well into the future.”
Bryant will join SPP effective April 1.