Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) has appointed Efran Paredes-Maisonet to fill in as interim executive director, following the resignation of Jose Ortiz last week.
Paredes previously served as the director of PREPA’s environmental planning and protection division and has occupied posts at the public corporation since 2000, according to The Weekly Journal in Puerto Rico.
“His two decades of experience at PREPA [has] allowed him to have the corporation background and close-up knowledge of the transformation that has been underway,” said Ralph Kreil Rivera, governing board chairman of PREPA. “We appreciate his acceptance of the designation and his availability to work in close collaboration with the governing board to reach the efficiency goals we have set for ourselves.”
The board is planning to continue evaluating candidates for the selection of a permanent executive director.
