Marc E. Manly Group Executive and Chief Legal Officer
Marc Manly is group executive and chief legal officer for Duke Energy. He leads the legal group, which also includes federal affairs, internal audit, ethics and compliance and the corporate secretary. He was named to his current position in April 2006.
Previously, Manly served as executive vice president and chief legal officer of Cinergy Corp., a position he held since November 2002. He was responsible for the company’s strategy and position on all legal matters.
From 2000 to 2002, Manly was managing director for law and governmental affairs, general counsel and corporate secretary at NewPower Holdings Inc., a national retailer of electricity and natural gas to the residential market. Before his position with NewPower, from 1995 to 2000, he was with AT&T Corp. first as vice president and solicitor general, and then as vice president and chief counsel for the consumer services group. Prior to joining AT&T’s legal department, Manly was a member of the law firm of Sidley & Austin, as an associate from 1978 to 1985 and as a partner from 1986 to 1994.
Manly earned a juris doctor degree, magna cum laude, and a master’s degree in economics from the University of Michigan, where he was a member of the Law Review and Order of the Coif. He also earned a bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in economics from Amherst College, where he was Phi Beta Kappa.
Manly and his wife, Colby Chapman, have two children.
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 5, 2006