Dive Summary:

• The Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke Energy Corp. announced Thursday the election of its new board chair. Make that chairwoman.
• The board unanimously elected Ann Maynard Gray as the new chairwoman of its board. She will work alongside Duke’s incoming CEO, Lynn Good, also serving as vice chairwoman.
• Gray will succeed Duke’s current chairman and CEO Jim Rogers who retires Dec. 31 and passes the CEO baton to Lynn Good July 1.

From the article:

... “Gray has been lead director since 2004 and a board member at Duke Energy or its predecessor companies since 1994. She was formerly president of the Diversified Publishing Group of Capital Cities/ABC Inc.” ...