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On May 19, 2020, the Board of Directors of FirstEnergy Corp. appointed K. Jon Taylor as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective as of May 24, 2020. Mr. Taylor, age 47, currently serves as Vice President, Utility Operations, a position he has held since 2019, and he previously served as President, Ohio Operations, a position he held from 2018-2019 and as Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company from 2013-2018. As Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Taylor will oversee accounting, treasury and investor relations.

On November 10, 2023, the Board also appointed A. Wade Smith to the position of President, FirstEnergy Utilities of the Company, effective as of December 18, 2023. As president, FirstEnergy Utilities, Smith will oversee the company's state businesses - Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and a combined West Virginia/Maryland division - as well as its stand-alone transmission companies. Smith most recently served as chief operating officer of Puget Sound Energy (PSE) and has more than three decades of experience leading utilities. Thomas joins FirstEnergy after more than two decades at American Electric Power (AEP), where he most recently served as senior vice president - AEP Energy Delivery. Smith began his nearly 32-year career at AEP at its predecessor West Texas Utilities Company, where he served as an engineer and plant manager. He held increasingly responsible leadership roles within generation, transmission engineering and project management at AEP subsidiaries before being named president and chief operating officer of AEP Texas in 2010, where he led a team serving more than a million customers in a diverse service territory across parts of south, central and west Texas. In 2015, he was named senior vice president, Grid Development for AEP Transmission and was responsible for planning, engineering, project and construction management, and real-time operations. In 2021, Smith joined Pacific Gas & Electric as senior vice president of Electric Operations, leading electric transmission and distribution system operations and maintenance, generation, and project management and construction teams for the company's electric operations. He was named chief operating officer of Puget Sound Energy in 2022, where he is responsible for all of PSE's operational areas, including natural gas and electric operations, safety and health, and energy supply, serving approximately 1.2 million electric customers and 900,000 natural gas customers. Smith holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University and a Master of Business Administration from Abilene Christian University. He also completed the Executive Program at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. Smith currently serves on the Texas Tech University Whitacre College of Engineering Dean's Council.

Hyun Park joined FirstEnergy in 2021 as senior vice president and chief legal officer for FirstEnergy. He is responsible for the company's Legal, Risk & Internal Audit departments and oversees the company's ethics and compliance program. Previously, Park was partner and general counsel of LimNexus LLP, where he advised clients on a wide variety of complex matters, including crisis management, litigation and corporate transactions. Prior to joining LimNexus in October 2019, he was Of Counsel at Latham & Watkins LLP. From 2006 to 2017, Park served as senior vice president and general counsel for PG&E Corporation and its businesses, including its principal subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Prior to joining PG&E Corporation, he was vice president, general counsel and secretary of Allegheny Energy, Inc. and previously served as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of Sithe Energies, Inc. He began his career at Latham & Watkins and became an equity partner there.

On November 10, 2023, the Board of Directors (the Board) of FirstEnergy Corp. (the Company) appointed Toby L. Thomas to the position of Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective as of November 30, 2023. Thomas began his career with Cummins Engine Company in Columbus, Indiana, serving in engineering and technical specialist roles. He joined AEP in 2001 as a project engineer in Industrial Marketing and Origination, progressing through various roles of increasing responsibility in asset optimization and generation. He was named president and chief operating officer of Indiana Michigan Power in 2017 to oversee business performance, operations and a wide range of customer, policy and regulatory relationships. Thomas was promoted to his most recent role leading AEP Energy Delivery in 2021, where he helped achieve efficiencies in transmission, distribution and telecommunications operations, project management, construction, engineering and standards. Thomas earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Ms. Lisa Winston Hicks, Lead Independent Director of the Board since May 2022. Retired board chair of MV Transportation, Inc., a privately owned passenger transportation contracting firm and provider of paratransit services (from 2014 to 2022). She served as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for MV Transportation (from 2012 until 2018). Ms. Hicks received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Stanford University and a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School. As executive vice president and general counsel of MV Transportation, Ms. Hicks directed all company legal affairs including its acquisition of businesses, defense and resolution of litigation, as well as corporate compliance and governance. From 2004 until 2008, Ms. Hicks was senior vice president and associate general counsel for TXU Corp., a Dallas based energy holding company. Following the acquisition of TXU Corp by private investors and its name change to Energy Future Holdings, Ms. Hicks became its corporate secretary and continued in the role of senior vice president and associate general counsel managing legal and board functions including corporate governance, compliance and security programs, employee benefits and executive compensation, litigation, risk and strategy. Earlier in her career she worked as a litigator in private law practice and served in various roles at the U.S. Department of Justice and in the White House where she was Associate Counsel to the President.

Ms. Leslie M. Turner, Ms. Turner served as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of The Hershey Company, a global confectionary company, from 2012 until her retirement in March 2018. In this role, Ms. Turner was the leader of Hershey's legal, government relations, corporate secretary and corporate security functions. She also advised Hershey on M&A opportunities and other significant stakeholder matters. Prior to joining Hershey, Ms. Turner's career included progressively more responsible leadership roles at Coca-Cola, Akin Gump Hauer & Feld, LLP and the senior executive service level of the federal government at the Department of the Interior. She currently serves as a director of one other public company: The Chemours Company, a provider of chemical products across a variety of industries. Ms. Turner received her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center after graduating from the New York University with a Bachelor of Science degree. She also received a Master of Laws in Law and Government from the American University, Washington College of Law.

Mr. Paul J. Kaleta, Retired executive vice president, general counsel, federal affairs, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary of First Solar, Inc., a global solar company (from 2014 to 2020). Managing director of SERC Consulting LLC, an energy policy and strategy firm, since 2020. Previously served as executive vice president, general counsel, shared services, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary of NV Energy, Inc., an electric and gas utility (from 2006 to 2013). Mr. Kaleta received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and his undergraduate degree from Hamilton College. He has more than 30 years of leadership and business experience as a senior executive and general counsel for companies across the energy industry, including both regulated utility and clean energy technology companies. He also has served on energy advisory, technology, and industry boards, was a partner in a Washington, D.C., law firm, and was an adjunct professor teaching energy law and business ethics.

Mr. Demetriou has served as executive chair of the board at Amentum Holdings, Inc. a provider of engineering and technology services, since September 2024 and formerly served as the chief executive officer (from 2015 to January 2023) and executive chair of the board of directors (from January 2023 to September 2024) of Jacobs Solutions Inc. (Jacobs) (formerly Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.), a provider of technical professional services, including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector. He currently serves as a director of two other public companies: Arcosa, Inc., a provider of infrastructure-related products and solutions, and Amentum Holdings. He previously served as chair of the board of C5 Acquisition Corporation from January 2022 to November 2023. He previously served as chairman and chief executive officer (from 2004 to 2015) of Aleris Corporation, a manufacturer of aluminum rolled products and as a director of Kraton Corporation (from 2009 to 2017). Mr. Demetriou received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Tufts University. He has extensive experience in leadership and senior management roles, including the role of chief executive officer. In addition, he brings experience in a variety of industries, including engineering, construction and oil and gas. He also has substantial experience with a company that provides cybersecurity, sustainability and environmental related solutions.

Mr. James Francis O'Neil, III, Former chief executive officer and vice chairman of Orbital Infrastructure Group, Inc. (from 2019-2023), a provider of specialty contracting services to the electric power, telecommunications and renewable industries. Former president, chief executive officer and director of Quanta Services, Inc., a provider of specialty contracting services to the electric power and oil and gas industries (from 2011 to 2016). He served as a director of Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp IV (from 2019 to 2020), NRC Group Holdings (from 2017 to 2019) and Spark Power Group Inc. (from 2018 to 2019). Mr. O'Neil received his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Tulane University.

Ms. Jana T. Croom, Chief financial officer for Kimball Electronics, Inc., a global electronics manufacturing company, since July 2021, after serving as vice president, finance (from January 2021 to July 2021). She previously served as vice president, financial planning and analysis (from August 2019 to January 2021), director of operations planning (from March 2017 to August 2019), and also held a number of roles of increasing responsibility including regulatory, operations and finance at NiSource Inc., a regulated public utility. Ms. Croom received her Bachelor of Arts degree from The College of Wooster and a Masters of Business Administration from the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. She is a tenured utility industry finance executive having worked in both the electric and natural gas business. She has acquired extensive and wide-ranging leadership, accounting, audit, financial planning and analysis, investor relations, tax, treasury and governance skills through her former roles. Prior to her roles at Kimball Electronics and NiSource, she also was employed by American Electric Power Co Inc., an investor-owned electric utility, focusing on investor relations, corporate finance and treasury.

Mr. John W. Somerhalder, II, previously served as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of your Company from September 2022 to May 2023, Vice Chair from March 2021 to May 2022 and Non-executive Board Chair from June 2023 to January 1, 2025. Mr. Somerhalder also served as interim president and chief executive officer of CenterPoint Energy, Inc., an electric and natural gas utility serving several U.S. markets (from February 2020 to July 2020) and served as a member of the CenterPoint Energy's board of directors (from 2016 through 2020). He currently serves as a director of one other public company: KKR Infrastructure Conglomerate LLC, a company that operates as an investment vehicle. He also served as a director of Gulfport Energy Corp (from 2020 to 2021), as a director and board chairman of Enable Midstream Partners, LP (from February 2020 to July 2020), as a Director of SunCoke Energy Partners GP LLC (from 2017 to 2019), and as director at Crestwood Equity GP LLC, the general partner of Crestwood Equity Partners LP (from 2013 to 2020). He also served as interim president and chief executive officer of Colonial Pipeline Company, a U.S. refined products pipeline company (from February 2017 to October 2017). Mr. Somerhalder holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Arizona. He has extensive leadership and senior management experience in the energy and utility industries including tenures as president, chief executive officer and chairman of AGL Resources Inc., a former publicly traded energy services holding company. Prior to joining AGL Resources, Mr. Somerhalder served in a number of roles with El Paso Corporation, a publicly traded natural gas and related energy products provider, where he spent almost 30 years, starting his career as an engineer and progressing through leadership roles before being named president of El Paso Pipeline Group and executive vice president of El Paso Corporation. His significant energy industry, executive and board experience has equipped him with leadership skills and knowledge of the industry, and board processes and functions.

Ms. Heidi L. Boyd, Senior managing director at Blackstone, a global investment firm. Ms. Boyd has been a private equity investor in infrastructure businesses for nearly 15 years. Before joining Blackstone, she was at Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, where she was involved with numerous transactions in the utility, energy, waste and transportation sectors. Currently, she serves as Board member at Safe Harbor Marinas LLC, an owner and operator of marinas and shipyards, and Audit Committee Chair and board member at Carrix Inc., a private global ports operator (since 2021). She also served as director at NIPSCO in 2024, a regulated utility subsidiary of NiSource Inc., and as director at Atlantic Power Transmission (from 2022 to 2023), a Blackstone Infrastructure Partners company focused on offshore wind power transmission. Ms. Boyd received her Bachelor of Arts in Science, Technology and Society from Stanford University, where she co-founded the Stanford Women in Business. She received her Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. At Blackstone, she oversees significant portfolio company investments which are asset- and people-intensive, with a strong focus on safety programs and oversight.

Jason J. Lisowski is vice president, controller and chief accounting officer, responsible for the controller, tax, and accounting functions across FirstEnergy. Lisowski jonied the company in 2004 as an assistant accountant, progressing through professional accountant and analyst positions before being named manager, Corporate Budgeting & Forecasting, in 2010. Lisowski was promoted to manager, Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting in 2011. He advanced to assistant controller, FES and FirstEnergy Generation in 2012, and was named controller and treasurer for FES in 2017. He was named to his current position in March 2018.