COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For the third
consecutive year, American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) is on Working Mother
magazine's list of the 20 "best companies for multicultural women." The
list appears in the June edition of the national publication, which targets
career-committed mothers.
AEP is the only electric utility, and the only company based in central
Ohio, to be honored.
"We take great pride in being selected for this recognition again by
such a respected publication," said Michael G. Morris, AEP chairman,
president and chief executive officer. "We strive to provide a rewarding
work environment for all AEP employees."
The honored companies were chosen based on 2007 data about hiring,
compensation and promotion of multicultural employees and information about
workplace culture, diversity activities and work/life programs. AEP's
highest scores were in the areas of workplace culture and external programs
and outreach efforts related to diversity.
"The utility industry is predominantly male, and many of our facilities
are in remote rural areas with small minority populations," said Mary
Cofer, AEP director of diversity and culture. "That is why we go the extra
mile to reach out to diverse groups of employment candidates."
Honorees will be formally recognized at the Multicultural Women's
National Conference sponsored by Working Mother Media in New York City July
22-23.
Working Mother has honored AEP on several occasions in recent years.
AEP was named one of the 100 best companies for working mothers in 2002,
2004 and 2007. Also in 2007, AEP was selected as one of the top 30
companies for women executives by the National Association for Female
Executives, which is affiliated with Working Mother Media.
American Electric Power is one of the largest electric utilities in the
United States, delivering electricity to more than 5 million customers in
11 states. AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity,
owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also
owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a nearly
39,000-mile network that includes more 765-kilovolt extra-high voltage
transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP's
transmission system directly or indirectly serves about 10 percent of the
electricity demand in the Eastern Interconnection, the interconnected
transmission system that covers 38 eastern and central U.S. states and
eastern Canada, and approximately 11 percent of the electricity demand in
ERCOT, the transmission system that covers much of Texas. AEP's utility
units operate as AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and
West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan
Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern
Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana and east Texas). AEP's
headquarters are in Columbus, Ohio.
SOURCE American Electric Power
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CONTACT:
David Hagelin, Corporate Media Relations,
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