Julie A. Dill Group Executive – Investor Relations and Chief Communications Officer
Julie Dill is group executive – investor relations and chief communications officer for Duke Energy. She is responsible for monitoring changes and trends in investment markets, as well as developing, maintaining and enhancing key relationships and communications with retail and institutional investors, financial analysts and financial institutions. Dill also leads the corporation’s communications and public affairs functions and is responsible for enhancing the reputation and brand of Duke Energy.
Dill joined Duke Energy International (DEI) in September 1998 as senior vice president of planning and finance and chief financial officer for DEI, where she was responsible for economic and strategic analysis, planning and all aspects of financial and management accounting and reporting. In June 2001, she was named executive vice president, Asia Pacific. She was responsible for the assets and operations in Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia, which included 1439 net miles (2300 km) of natural gas pipelines, 778 net megawatts of thermal power generation and energy marketing across the region. She was named vice president of investor and shareholder relations in January 2005. She was named to her current position in April 2006.
Prior to joining DEI, Dill was fiscal director of transportation with Equilon Enterprises, a Royal Dutch Shell company. During her 17 years with Shell Oil Company, she served in several leadership capacities that included assignments in exploration and production, internal auditing, and refining and marketing. Dill was also involved in the transition work and strategic planning for the alliance between Shell, Texaco and Star Enterprises in the U.S. refining and marketing business.
Dill received a bachelor of business administration degree, summa cum laude, in finance from New Mexico State University (NMSU).
She is a member of the New Mexico State University Alumni Association and the Advisory Council for the College of Business and Economics. She was named to the College of Business Hall of Fame in 2000 and was named one of the top 50 Women in Energy in 2002. In Australia she served as a governor with the American Chamber of Commerce and was a member of the Executive Committee for the Australian Pipeline Industry Association. She also served on the board of directors for the not-for-profit Indigenous Community Volunteers.
Duke Energy is a diversified energy company with a portfolio of natural gas and electric businesses, both regulated and unregulated, and an affiliated real estate company. Duke Energy supplies, delivers and processes energy for customers in the Americas. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is a Fortune 500 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK. More information about the company is available on the Internet at: www.duke-energy.com.
April 3, 2006