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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Charles Matthews on the 
4occasion of his retirement as president and chief executive 
5officer of Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Charles Matthews earned his Bachelor of Arts in 
7Economics from Talladega College in Alabama and his master's 
8degree in Finance from Clark Atlanta University School of 
9Business in Georgia; he also completed the University of 
10Pennsylvania Wharton Business School's executive program in 
11utility finance; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Before taking the helm at Peoples Gas and North 
13Shore Gas, Charles Matthews spent nine years in executive and 
14leadership positions at We Energies, where he served as senior 
15vice president of wholesale energy and fuels and customer 
16solutions; before joining We Energies, he served as president 
17and chief executive officer of Jamaica Public Service Company 
18Limited, a subsidiary of the Mirant Corporation, where he 
19helped structure and then led the company's transition from 
20government-owned to private ownership; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Charles Matthews has spent the last seven years 
22as the president and chief executive officer of Peoples Gas 
 
 
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1and North Shore Gas, where he managed the daily operations, 
2strategy, and administrative activities of WEC Energy Group's 
3two Illinois utilities that collectively provide safe, 
4reliable natural gas service to nearly one million customers 
5in the City of Chicago and 54 communities in its northern 
6suburbs; his guidance and leadership have been noted as key to 
7the company's success in moving forward while significantly 
8improving customer service; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Charles Matthews is a member of several boards of 
10directors, including the American Gas Association, the Chicago 
11Urban League, the Economic Club of Chicago, the Illinois 
12Utility Business Diversity Council, Navy Pier, Rush University 
13Medical Center, Start Early, the United Way of Metro Chicago, 
14and World Business Chicago; he also is active with Chicago 
15United and the Commercial Club of Chicago, including its Civic 
16Committee; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Charles Matthews will retire after more than 40 
18years in the energy industry at the end of June 2022; 
19therefore, be it
  
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
21HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
22we congratulate Charles Matthews on the occasion of his 
23retirement and wish him the best in his future endeavors; and 
 
 
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1be it further
  
 
2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
3presented to Charles Matthews as an expression of our esteem 
4and respect.