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Duke Energy

Keith Butler joined Duke Energy, one of America’s biggest energy companies in 1984 and began with a small position within accounting. He worked his way up the ladder, working in various departments such as financing, accounting, and development, and in just ten years, he received the title of vice president. 4 years later, he was promoted to chief financial officer as well as vice president of Duke Energy Global and in just a few months, chief financial officer of Duke Energy North America. The following year, he was promoted to chief operating officer of Duke Solutions. From 2001 to 2006, he was vice president and controller of Duke Energy and was then promoted to vice president of tax in December 2006.

From 2006 to present (2018), he’s served as the senior vice president of global risk and is the chief risk officer. As chief risk officer, he’s in charge of all types of risk for the company including the market, credit, strategic, and operational and as senior vice president, the insurance companies are also his to handle. Being vice president of tax makes Mr. Butler in charge of various aspects of the tax department such the information systems used to calculate tax and making sure the company is tax compliant in all departments. It also means he’s held accountable for all international, federal, state, and local tax and making sure the company is compliant with Sarbanes-Oxley as well.

Working with Duke Energy has earned Butler 34 years of experience in the energy markets as well as a definite growth in leadership as he progressed through the career ladder. Working with Duke also lended him experience in international energy markets as well as America-based markets.