In his new role as senior vice president and chief financial officer, Rice will be responsible for directing all of TVA’s financial functions, including treasury, risk management, accounting, financial operations and performance, financial planning and investor relations. He will report to Jeff Lyash, TVA’s president and CEO.

The Tennessee Valley Authority selected Tom Rice, a longtime manager at the federal utility, as its new chief financial officer ahead of a period of rapid growth when it will take on debt to build new power plants. Rice began in the role Jan. 27, succeeding John Thomas, who paid down debt as TVA's chief financial officer since 2010.

The Tennessee Valley Authority has named Tom Rice as Chief Financial Officer, effective Monday, January 27. He will succeed John Thomas, who announced his intent to retire in

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