Leadership

Leo P. Denault, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Leo Denault was named executive vice president and chief financial officer in February 2004.

Denault was previously vice president of corporate development and strategic planning. He also has held the position of vice president, corporate development, since joining the company in March of 1999. Denault assumed responsibility for the areas of strategic planning, the Office of the Chief Risk Officer, and strategic pricing and transmission services in 2002.

In his role as vice president of corporate development and strategic planning, Denault integrated the skill sets, resources, and processes of his organizations to analyze and execute business opportunities at both the corporate and business unit level; provided commercial and analytical resources to the rest of the organization; advised senior management on corporate strategic direction; monitored and reported Entergy’s market and credit risks; designed and maintained a validation methodology for Entergy’s forward power price Point of View; and marketed communications capacity to major communications companies utilizing the Entergy fiber optic backbone system.

Prior to joining Entergy, Denault was vice president of corporate development at Cinergy Corporation in Cincinnati. He joined Cinergy as a staff accountant in 1982 and held various positions with responsibility for tax accounting, budget and financial analysis, and strategic planning. In 1991, he was named manager of corporate development at Cinergy, analyzing and recommending all mergers and acquisitions.

A native of Indiana, Denault’s educational background includes a master's degree in business administration from Indiana University in 1991. He earned a bachelor of science degree with a double major in economics and accounting in 1982 from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.

Updated 11/15/2004