Leadership

President & CEO, Entergy Texas

Joe Domino is president and chief executive officer of Entergy Texas, a position he has held since 1998. He is responsible for Entergy Texas’ electric distribution system, customer service, economic development, regulatory affairs, and governmental affairs, as well as the company’s financial performance.

A former Gulf States Utilities employee and Louisiana native, Domino has lived in Beaumont for 37 years. In 1970, he joined Gulf States Utilities as a planning engineer. During his tenure, he received a steady stream of promotions, including plant manager at Sabine Plant, a 2000-megawatt power generation facility in Bridge City, Texas and general manager-production, responsible for oversight of all of Gulf States Utilities’ fossil-fueled power plants.

Following the merger between Entergy and Gulf States Utilities in 1994, Domino was appointed director, Southern region fossil plants. A year later, the company assigned him to a similar post over the Eastern region plants. Just prior to being named president, Domino served as director of Entergy’s distribution operations in Texas and Southwest Louisiana.

Domino currently serves as President of the Texas Energy Museum and is secretary/treasurer of the Golden Triangle Business Roundtable. Domino serves on many boards, including the LSU Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisory Council, the Beaumont Economic Development Foundation, the Foundation for Southeast Texas, Partnership of Southeast Texas, Boy Scouts of America Three Rivers Council, Julie Rogers Gift of Life, Lamar University College of Engineering Advisory Council (Vice Chairman), the Rotary Club of Beaumont, the Knights of Columbus Council, the Christus Health Foundation, Lamar University Foundation, Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital, the Southeast Texas Emergency Relief Fund and the Symphony of Southeast Texas.

He has held leadership positions in numerous civic organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America and Greater Houston Partnership, the Lamar University College of Electrical Engineering, the United Way of Beaumont and North Jefferson County and the Texas A&M University Race & Ethnic Studies Institute. He was Board President of the Symphony of Southeast Texas for 2002-2003, was Chairman of the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce for 2003-2005 and has been honored by the Boy Scouts of America for many years of dedicated service, including the Silver Beaver Award, the Silver Antelope Award and the Distinguished Citizen Award in 2004. Lamar University named him a Distinguished Alumnus in 2005. In 2006, the Press Club of Southeast Texas named him Newsmaker of the Year. Domino and his wife, Linda, were 2007 winners of the Jefferson Award, presented for their dedication to public service.

Updated 4/07