JOHN W. KETCHUM

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NEXTERA ENERGY INC

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2022-04-01 Mr. Ketchum has been president and CEO and a director of NextEra Energy since March 2022. He is also CEO and a director of NextEra Energy Partners, LP ("NEP"), a publicly traded limited partnership formed by the Company (and in which the Company owns an underlying 54.73% economic interest as of March 24, 2022). He previously served as president and CEO of NextEra Energy Resources from March 2019 until March 2022. Mr. Ketchum also served as executive vice president, finance and chief financial officer of NextEra Energy from March 2016 until March 2019. Previously, Mr. Ketchum served as NextEra Energy’s senior vice president, finance from February 2015 to March 2016. From December 2013 to February 2015, he was senior vice president, business management and finance and from December 2012 to December 2013, he was senior vice president, business management of NextEra Energy Resources. Mr. Ketchum served as vice president, general counsel & secretary of NextEra Energy Resources from June 2009 to December 2012. Mr. Ketchum joined NextEra Energy in 2002 and held various business, finance and legal roles prior to being named vice president, general counsel & secretary of NextEra Energy Resources. Prior to joining NextEra Energy in 2002, Mr. Ketchum served as corporate counsel to TECO Energy and as a corporate and securities law associate for Holland & Knight, LLP in Tampa, Florida. He began his career as a tax lawyer for Lathrop & Gage in Kansas City, Missouri, and, prior to that, worked in corporate banking.
2023-04-05 John W. Ketchum Age 52 Director since March 2022 Board Committees Executive (Chair) Nuclear Public Company Boards NextEra Energy Partners, LP (since 2017) Career Highlights Mr. Ketchum has been president and CEO and a director of NextEra Energy since March 2022 and chairman since July 2022. He is also chairman, CEO and a director of NEP, a publicly traded limited partnership formed by the Company (and in which the Company owns an underlying 53.4% economic interest as of March 22, 2023). He previously served as president and CEO of NextEra Energy Resources from March 2019 until March 2022. Mr. Ketchum also served as executive vice president, finance and chief financial officer of NextEra Energy from March 2016 until March 2019. Previously, Mr. Ketchum served as NextEra Energy’s senior vice president, finance from February 2015 to March 2016. From December 2013 to February 2015, he was senior vice president, business management and finance and from December 2012 to December 2013, he was senior vice president, business management of NextEra Energy Resources. Mr. Ketchum served as vice president, general counsel & secretary of NextEra Energy Resources from June 2009 to December 2012. Mr. Ketchum joined NextEra Energy in 2002 and held various business, finance and legal roles prior to being named vice president, general counsel & secretary of NextEra Energy Resources. Prior to joining NextEra Energy in 2002, Mr. Ketchum served as corporate counsel to TECO Energy and as a corporate and securities law associate for Holland & Knight, LLP in Tampa, Florida. He began his career as a tax lawyer for Lathrop & Gage in Kansas City, Missouri, and, prior to that, worked in corporate banking. Qualifications Mr. Ketchum has a diverse business, finance and legal background with a broad range of experiences gained through his key executive roles at NextEra Energy, NextEra Energy Resources and NEP. During his 19 years with NextEra Energy, Mr. Ketchum has led the execution of various strategic initiatives across the enterprise and has been instrumental in the expansion of the Company’s renewable generation fleet. While CEO of NextEra Energy Resources, Mr. Ketchum oversaw the largest three-year capital investment program in NextEra Energy Resources’ history, as well its most successful period of new renewables origination, leading to a near doubling of the size of the renewables backlog during this period. In addition, he oversaw a nearly $5 billion, three-year capital recycling program, the largest in NextEra Energy Resources’ history. Mr. Ketchum holds a Master of Laws degree in taxation and a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri—Kansas City School of Law. Mr. Ketchum holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and finance from the University of Arizona. He also completed the Emerging CFO—Strategic Financial Leadership Program at Stanford University.
2025-04-01 JOHN W. KETCHUM Age 54 Director since 2022 Board Committees Executive (Chair) Nuclear Public Company Boards XPLR Infrastructure, LP (since 2017) Career Highlights Mr. Ketchum has been president and chief executive officer and a director of NextEra Energy since March 2022 and chairman of the Board since July 2022. He has also served as chairman of NextEra Energy’s subsidiary, Florida Power & Light Company (which has no publicly traded stock), since February 2023. Prior to his succession to the role of chief executive officer, he served as president and chief executive officer of NextEra Energy Resources, the Company’s leading wholesale power generator in the U.S. Mr. Ketchum joined NextEra Energy in 2002 and has a diverse business, finance and legal background with a broad range of experiences across key executive roles and NextEra Energy, NextEra Energy Resources and XPLR. Mr. Ketchum is chairman of the board of XPLR, which is a limited partnership that has an ownership interest in an energy infrastructure portfolio with long-term, stable cash flows (in which the Company owns an underlying 52.5% interest). Qualifications Mr. Ketchum has a diverse business, finance and legal background with a broad range of experiences gained through his key executive roles at NextEra Energy, NextEra Energy Resources and XPLR. During his 22 years with NextEra Energy, Mr. Ketchum has led the execution of various strategic initiatives across the enterprise and has been instrumental in the expansion of the Company’s renewable generation fleet. While CEO of NextEra Energy Resources, Mr. Ketchum oversaw the largest three-year capital investment program in NextEra Energy Resources’ history, as well its most successful period of new renewables origination, leading to a near doubling of the size of the renewables backlog during this period. In addition, he oversaw a nearly $5 billion, three-year capital recycling program, the largest in NextEra Energy Resources’ history. Mr. Ketchum holds a Master of Laws degree in taxation and a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri—Kansas City School of Law. Mr. Ketchum holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and finance from the University of Arizona. He also completed the Emerging CFO—Strategic Financial Leadership Program at Stanford University.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-08-30