Leadership

Mark Savoff was named chief operating officer in June 2010. He serves as a member of the office of chief executive and officer of numerous Entergy subsidiaries.

In his role at Entergy he is responsible nuclear operations as well as the business operations of fossil generation, transmission operations, system safety and environment, supply chain, system planning, and performance management.

He is also responsible for driving several key initiatives within the company: safety, compliance (including critical infrastructure protection), environmental policy (climate change), generation portfolio transformation and Entergy Continuous Improvement. The portfolio transformation effort focuses on reducing production costs. This includes new solid fuel generation, potential nuclear build as well as other power plant acquisitions. ECI is focused on engaging all employees to drive productivity in their respective areas.

Prior to being named COO, Savoff served as executive vice president of Entergy operations, a position he held since joining the company in December 2003.

Before coming to Entergy, Savoff was vice president and corporate officer at GE Power Systems, Nuclear Energy, San Jose, Calif. During his tenure with GE Nuclear, Savoff led the implementation of a successful joint venture with Hitachi and Toshiba that increased fuel sales 46 percent. He drove the business to attain consistent revenues of $1 billion and increased profitability 18 percent over a three-year period by focusing on key operating metrics, customer satisfaction and quality through six sigma methodology.

In 2002, GE Nuclear achieved a Power Systems’ best injury and illness rate. The company has received OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program Star certification at a number of facilities. In addition, under his leadership, the business increased its organizational diversity to 47 percent for entry-level positions and 44 percent for experienced hires.

Savoff’s career at GE spanned 25 years and included many leadership positions. Prior to his promotion to vice president of nuclear energy, he was general manager of GE’s global nuclear fuel business and led the turnaround of GE’s global nuclear services business. He also served as president of Reuter-Stokes, a wholly-owned GE subsidiary that supplies environmental and gas turbine monitoring equipment, components for radiation detectors, harsh environment sensors, and sensors for monitoring nuclear power plant output.

He is on the board of directors of Construction Navigator, the Electric Power Research Institute and the Southeastern Electric Exchange. He is also a member of the advisory counsel for the University of Florida School of Nuclear Engineering and the dean’s advisory board for the College of Engineering. He previously served as a member of the boards of the Nuclear Energy Institute, Reuter-Stokes and Global Nuclear Fuel. Savoff is greenbelt certified in Six Sigma.

A graduate of the University of Florida, Savoff holds a bachelor of science degree in nuclear engineering.

Updated 3/11