Leadership

Steven (Steve) E. Malnight was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Duquesne Light Holdings and Duquesne Light Company in April 2019. Prior to joining Duquesne Light, Malnight was Senior Vice President, Energy Supply and Policy for Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Malnight holds a master's in Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Notre Dame. He is active in national energy policy and community engagement, including serving on the Board of the Smart Electric Power Alliance, a nationwide organization that helps electric utilities implement and deploy clean energy and distributed resources. Learn more about Steve Malnight.

Before joining Duquesne Light in 2005, Mark Kaplan was Managing Director of CLJ Consulting Group, after serving as President and Chief Financial Officer of Weirton Steel Corporation. A certified public accountant, Mr. Kaplan earned his bachelor's degree from Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio.

Todd Faulk joined Duquesne Light in November 2013 and is responsible for all personnel and labor matters, as well as the Company's overall organizational development. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Faulk most recently served as Director, Personnel Relations, and Manager, Human Resources for Allegheny Energy and First Energy Corporation where he was responsible for the development of the succession planning process, performance management, and leadership training and development. He also served as a member of the policy review committee and led several initiatives to update human resource policies. Mr. Faulk's career has encompassed both the utility and metals industries. He holds both his B.S. and M.A. degrees from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

David Fisfis joined the Company in 2011 and is responsible for all legal services provided to the Company, as well as compliance, internal audit and risk management. He has worked exclusively in the energy industry since 2000. Before joining the Company, Mr. Fisfis served for more than seven years as Deputy General Counsel at Allegheny Energy, Inc. and co-managed the integration of Allegheny Energy into FirstEnergy Corp. Prior to that, he worked for three years as a Senior Counsel at NRG Energy, Inc. Mr. Fisfis also has more than 10 years of private practice experience, primarily with the major law firm, K&L Gates LLP. He received his B.A. from Bucknell University and his J.D. from Duquesne University.

Mark Miko joined the Company in April 2015 and is responsible for technology, systems infrastructure and cyber security. Prior to joining Duquesne Light, Mr. Miko served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Education Management Corporation (EDMC). He has nearly 20 years of technology experience in both the utility and non-utility sectors. In 2007, while working at Armstrong Utilities, Inc., he was named CIO of the Year by the Pittsburgh Technology Council. Mr. Miko received his bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh.

Jessica Rock joined the Company in 2014 and is responsible for providing strategic direction and oversight for all external and internal communications for the Company, including public and media relations, advertising and marketing, employee communications, issues management and crisis mitigation, and community outreach. In addition, Rock oversees the Company’s philanthropic efforts, which include annual donations of nearly $2 million dollars, grassroots support programs and employee volunteerism. Before joining Duquesne Light, Ms. Rock was the Associate Director of Communications at the H.J. Heinz Company, where she was responsible for leading external and internal communications for Heinz North America. Prior to that, she spent six years at Ketchum Public Relations developing and overseeing public relations programs for clients in the consumer packaged goods industry. In 2016, she was the recipient of a Women in Energy Leadership Award from the Pittsburgh Business Times. Ms. Rock received a B.A. in communications and rhetoric from the University of Pittsburgh.

Elisa Labriola joined the Company in 2012 and is responsible for Corporate and Regulatory Compliance matters. Ms. Labriola has more than 20 years of diversified legal and compliance experience in private practice as well as in-house counsel positions with West Penn Allegheny Health System and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. She holds a B.A., M.A. and J.D. from Duquesne University.