Geisha Williams has been named vice president of distribution operations for Florida Power & Light Company effective on Monday.

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FPL's distribution operations is responsible for construction, maintenance and restoration of power lines that serve residences and businesses.

Ms. Williams will head the newly combined urban and suburban operations and will report to Armando Olivera, senior vice president, Power Systems. She has been director of urban operations for FPL since 1997.

"We are pleased to have Ms. Williams lead this area for us as we continue to provide our customers with high-quality service," Mr. Olivera said. "This was an opportunity to combine two critical areas of our business and attain further efficiencies and improve our processes."

Ms. Williams has served in a variety of positions for FPL including area manager of commercial services and commercial/industrial field support in the marketing department, distribution construction services manager, and a manager in external affairs. She joined the company in 1983 as a marketing services representative.

Florida Power & Light Company is the principal subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc. , one of the nation's largest providers of electricity-related services with annual revenues of more than $8 billion. The company serves approximately 3.9 million customer accounts in Florida. FPL Energy, LLC, an FPL Group energy-generating subsidiary, is a leader in producing electricity from clean and renewable fuels. Additional information is available on the Internet at www.fpl.com.

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