NextEra Energy, Inc. announced that Kirk Crews is appointed to the role of executive vice president and chief risk officer,of the company. Mr. Crews will be members of the senior leadership team and report directly to John Ketchum, chairman and chief executive officer, of the company. The change is effective immediately.

Mr. Crews joined NextEra Energy in April 2016 as vice president, controller and chief accounting officer. In March 2019, he was appointed to the position of vice president, business management, NextEra Energy Resources and in March 2022 was appointed to his current role as executive vice president, finance and CFO, NextEra Energy. Prior to joining NextEra Energy, Mr. Crews spent more than 12 years at Deloitte, first as a senior manager and then as a national office clearing partner, consulting with clients in the financial services and energy industries on complex accounting and reporting matters.

Between 2013 to 2015, he left Deloitte to work in the office of the chief accountant of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a professional accounting fellow, returning to the firm in July 2015. Mr. Crews holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting with a minor in leadership studies from the University of Richmond.