Christopher C. Rolfe Group Executive and Chief Human Resources Officer
Chris Rolfe is group executive and chief human resources officer for Duke Energy. He leads the human resources function, including HR and labor policy, diversity, management and employee development, and compensation and benefits.
Rolfe joined Duke Energy’s business unit, Duke Power, in 1972 as an engineering assistant in the design engineering department. After a series of promotions in the engineering department, he worked on most of Duke Power’s fossil, hydro and nuclear projects. Rolfe managed the company’s research and development activities, and was assigned leadership for corporate quality initiatives in 1992. He was named vice president of corporate human resources in 1997 and was named vice president of human resources in December 2000. Rolfe was named to his current position in April 2006.
A native of Richmond, Va., Rolfe graduated from North Carolina State University with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. He is a registered professional engineer in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Rolfe is a member of the board of directors of the National Association of Workforce Boards. He also serves as chairman of the board of the Center for Workforce Preparation of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he is a member of the executive committee of the Governor’s Commission on Workforce Preparedness. He is past chairman of U.S. Quality Council V and a past director of the North Carolina Quality Leadership Foundation. He served as an advisor for the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Partners in Quality Program and the North Carolina Quality Center. Rolfe is past chairman of the Research Management Committee of the Edison Electric Institute, the Technical Information Committee of the Electric Power Research Institute and the Utility Renewable Resource Association. He is also an elder at Avondale Presbyterian Church in Charlotte.
Rolfe was born in 1950. He and his wife, Vickie, have a daughter.
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