Kaled Awada, a 20-plus-year human resources executive with global energy and automotive corporations, has been named Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer of PG&E Corporation and its subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (together, "PG&E"), effective January 16, 2024. Awada will lead PG&E's People organization, responsible for attracting and retaining the right workforce and fostering the right culture to meet the needs of PG&E's customers and build a clean, climate-resilient energy system for the future. This includes talent acquisition, labor relations, coworker development and change management.

Awada serves on battery technology company Solid Power's board of directors. He also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Tenneco, a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of automotive products. Before Tenneco, Awada was Global Vice President, Human Resources for two divisions of automotive technology company Aptiv, and held HR leadership roles of increasing responsibility for Eaton Corporation.

Awada holds a bachelor's in psychology, with an emphasis in organizational management, from The Ohio State University.