Dive Summary:
- Bruce Germano, the vice president of customer service at the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), and X. Cristofer Damianos, a LIPA board member both announced their resignations Monday, as the utility continues to face criticism over its performance reacting to Hurricane Sandy.
- Germano called the move a "purely a personal decision," NBC 4 New York reported, while a LIPA spokewoman said that Damianos wants "to spend more time on his business."
- Their departures come after COO Michael Hervey announced that he would leave at the end of 2012.
From the article:
"... At the time of his resignation, LIPA Chairman Howard E. Steinberg said about Hervey in a statement, 'Mike has played a leadership role in connection with the planned structural changes at LIPA going forward which will result in better service and accountability to LIPA’s customers in the years ahead.' ..."