Beaumont, Texas – Ronnie Jacob is serious about safety, just as serious as he is about making sure Southeast Texas has the kind of quality, reliable electric service that other companies will want to emulate.

Jacob, a 23-year veteran with Entergy Corporation, came on board as Entergy Texas, Inc.’s director of distribution operations in June. And he brought some straight talk and clear goals with him.

“My role is to oversee the safe and efficient operation of the distribution facilities in Entergy’s service area in Texas,” Jacob says. “My goal is to eliminate exposure to injury by both our employees and the public and to improve our system’s performance.

“I want to build on the quality teamwork already in place among all Texas employees so we can be even better at pulling the cart in the same direction. Together as a team, we can be the utility in Texas that others benchmark against.”

Jacob began his career as a line worker in Louisiana in 1986. He went to work not only on the power lines that provide electricity to customers, but also on his education, earning first a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering at the University of New Orleans and second, a masters in business administration from Tulane University.

A certified occupational safety specialist, Jacob became director for Entergy Corp.’s utility group safety in 2005, after putting in time in the company’s transmission organization.

“Ronnie brings a wealth of experience to Entergy Texas,” said Joe Domino, president and chief operating officer, Entergy Texas, Inc. “His hands-on experience in the field, combined with a quality understanding of the business and a focus on safety are a custom fit for our company. I look forward to seeing our operations in Texas move to a new level under his leadership.”

Jacob and his wife, Jeanne, have two sons, Rene, 26, and Ryan, 20.

Entergy Texas, Inc. provides electricity to 400,000 customers in 27 counties. It is a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation. Entergy Corp. is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more than $13 billion and approximately 14,700 employees.

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