Paul Evanson Biography and Net Worth

Paul J. Evanson is a member of the Board of Directors of Zimmer Energy Acquisition Corp. From March 2013 to January 2018, Mr. Evanson served on the board of directors of American Water Works Company, Inc., and chaired the compensation committee. Prior, Mr. Evanson served as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chair of Allegheny Energy, Inc., a regulated utility that served four mid-Atlantic states from 2003 to 2011. Additionally, Mr. Evanson has served as the President of Florida Power and Light, the largest utility in the state of Florida, and as a member of the board of directors of its public holding company, now known as NextEra, from 1992 to 2003. During his time at Florida Power and Light, Mr. Evanson was a trustee of the North American Electricity Reliability Council, which was responsible for the reliability of the entire U.S. electric network, and as Chair of the Florida Reliability Coordinating Council, which was responsible for the reliability of the Florida network. Mr. Evanson holds a B.B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from St. John’s University, a J.D. degree, cum laude, from Columbia Law School and an LL.M. degree from New York University School of Law. He was also awarded an honorary D.C.S. degree from St. John’s University.