Kenneth Mercado serves as Senior Vice President, Electric Operations of the Company. He previously served as Chief Integration Officer from May 2018 to February 2020; as Senior Vice President, Electric Operations from February 2014 to May 2018; and as Division Senior Vice President, Grid and Market Operations from January 2012 to February 2014 in addition to other key positions at CenterPoint Energy focusing on Electric Operations technology and logistics. Mr. Mercado serves on the boards of the Southeastern Electric Exchange, Research Advisory Counsel at the Electric Power Research Institute, Advisory Board at Texas A&M Smart Grid Coalition, the Engineering Leadership Board at the University of Houston and the Center for Houston’s Future.
Kenneth Mercado is 57, he's been the Senior Vice President y Electric Operations of Centerpoint since 2020. There are 16 older and 8 younger executives at Centerpoint. The oldest executive at Centerpoint Energy Inc. is John C. Houston, 70, who is the Division Sr. VP of Compliance & High Voltage Power Delivery.
Over the last 21 years, insiders at Centerpoint have traded over $19,798,873 worth of Centerpoint stock and bought 312,320 units worth $6,530,521 . The most active insiders traders include David J Lesar, Scott J Mclean y R A Walker. On average, Centerpoint executives and independent directors trade stock every 56 days with the average trade being worth of $448,877. The most recent stock trade was executed by Barry T Smitherman on 1 May 2024, trading 5,670 units of CNP stock currently worth $166,811.
centerpoint energy, inc., headquartered in houston, is a domestic energy delivery company that includes electric transmission & distribution, natural gas distribution and energy services operations. the company serves more than five million metered customers primarily in arkansas, louisiana, minnesota, mississippi, oklahoma, and texas. the company also owns a 54.7 percent limited partner interest in enable midstream partners, a publicly traded master limited partnership it jointly controls with oge energy corp., which owns, operates and develops natural gas and crude oil infrastructure assets. with more than 8,500 employees, centerpoint energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 140 years. for more information, visit the website at www.centerpointenergy.com.
Centerpoint executives and other stock owners filed with the SEC include: