CMP's president and CEO, Doug Herling, to retire

Courtesy / CMP Central Maine Power Co. President and CEO Doug Herling will retire at the end of June.

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Central Maine Power Co., the state’s largest electric utility, announced Wednesday that its president and CEO, Doug Herling, will retire at the end of this month.

A news release from the company did not name a successor.

Herling has worked for 36 years at CMP, and held various positions with the company and its parent, Avangrid Inc. (NYSE: AGR). He has served as CMP’s president and CEO since 2018, and began his career in 1985 as an equipment operator at the CMP Wyman Station in Yarmouth, according to a news release.

Prior to his current position, Herling oversaw the Maine Power Reliability Project, a $1.4 billion upgrade of the company’s infrastructure to improve power reliability throughout New England. The project was completed in 2015.

“I’d like to thank Doug for his leadership of CMP and his many contributions to the company over these more than three decades,” said David Flanagan, executive board chair of CMP. “Doug’s deep operations knowledge along with his energy and determination will be missed.”

Herling said, “Leading CMP has been an honor and a privilege. CMP is a great company that has served Maine since 1899 and I know will continue to proudly serve our customers in Maine for many years to come. This has been more than just a job, it has been a mission to provide an essential service to Mainers every day.”

CMP serves approximately 646,000 customers across 346 communities in central and southern Maine.