NEW APPOINTMENT AT COMED

NEW APPOINTMENT AT COMED

CHICAGO - ComEd recently announced

that Verónica Gómez has been promoted to

senior vice president and general counsel.

Gómez previously served as the vice

president and deputy general counsel

for litigation at Exelon, ComEd’s parent

company. In that role, Gómez was responsible

for litigation cases on behalf of all Exelon

companies, including ComEd. This litigation

included third-party disputes and litigation in

support of multi-billion dollar transactions.

Prior to joining Exelon, Gómez was a litigation

partner at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg and before

that at Schopf & Weiss (now Honigman Miller),

where she served on the Executive Committee.

In her new role, which she assumed on

January 1, Gómez serves as ComEd’s primary

legal advisor and oversees the company’s

regulatory policy, strategy and rates function.

She replaces Thomas S. O’Neill, who was

recently appointed as the senior vice president

and general counsel of Exelon. Gómez will

report to Anne Pramaggiore, ComEd president

& CEO.

“I am delighted to have Veronica join

my senior team. She is a proven leader and

exceptional thinker whose experience and

knowledge in regulatory policy will provide

continued focus in our strategic efforts,” said

Anne Pramaggiore, president and CEO of

ComEd. “Her knowledge of our company and

insight into the direction we’re trying to move

in as a 21st century utility will be an invaluable

asset to us achieving our goals.”

Gómez grew up in Darien, Ill., and

graduated from Hinsdale South High School.

She received her Bachelor of Arts degree

in Political Science and Economics with

departmental honors in Political Science from

Stanford University and her law degree from

the University of Chicago Law School. Gómez

serves on several boards including Illinois

Legal Aid Online, the Chicago Bar Foundation,

and Friends of Jones College Prep. She also

is a Governing Member Ambassador for the

Chicago Zoological Society.

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