Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Bruce Williamson is an American energy company executive. He is best known as a former chief executive office (CEO) for global markets of North Carolina-based Duke Energy and CEO of Houston-based Dynegy.Williamson was born in Great Falls, Montana to George and June Williamson, and graduated from Great Falls High School in 1977. He spent his freshman year of college at the University of Idaho, transferred to the University of Montana-Missoula, and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in finance in 1981. After discovering that the only employment he could get in Montana was a $10,000-a-year bank job, he took a position with Shell Oil in Houston, Texas, largely because a friend lived there. He later obtained a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston.Williamson left Shell to work for Pan Energy Corporation. Pan Energy merged with the Duke Power Company in 1997 to become Duke Energy. Williamson rose to the position of President and CEO of Duke Energy Global Markets. In 2002, he was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Dynegy. Williamson resigned as CEO of Dynegy on February 10, 2011, after two takeovers over the company (both of which he supported) failed.In July 2011 he was named president and CEO of Cleco Corporation, a utility holding company based in Louisiana. After exploring bids, Williamson sold CLECO to a investor group led by Macquarie Group. Williamson is expected to step down from the company following closing of the sale. Previously Williamson had drawn the ire of a regulator on the Louisiana Public Service Commission, Clyde Holloway, for selling the company. He charged that Williamson "does not care about the people in Central Louisiana," and had called for Williamson's resignation.Williamson and his wife, Kim, live in the Woodlands, TX and have two daughters."@en }
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- Bruce_Williamson_(businessman) abstract "Bruce Williamson is an American energy company executive. He is best known as a former chief executive office (CEO) for global markets of North Carolina-based Duke Energy and CEO of Houston-based Dynegy.Williamson was born in Great Falls, Montana to George and June Williamson, and graduated from Great Falls High School in 1977. He spent his freshman year of college at the University of Idaho, transferred to the University of Montana-Missoula, and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in finance in 1981. After discovering that the only employment he could get in Montana was a $10,000-a-year bank job, he took a position with Shell Oil in Houston, Texas, largely because a friend lived there. He later obtained a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston.Williamson left Shell to work for Pan Energy Corporation. Pan Energy merged with the Duke Power Company in 1997 to become Duke Energy. Williamson rose to the position of President and CEO of Duke Energy Global Markets. In 2002, he was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Dynegy. Williamson resigned as CEO of Dynegy on February 10, 2011, after two takeovers over the company (both of which he supported) failed.In July 2011 he was named president and CEO of Cleco Corporation, a utility holding company based in Louisiana. After exploring bids, Williamson sold CLECO to a investor group led by Macquarie Group. Williamson is expected to step down from the company following closing of the sale. Previously Williamson had drawn the ire of a regulator on the Louisiana Public Service Commission, Clyde Holloway, for selling the company. He charged that Williamson "does not care about the people in Central Louisiana," and had called for Williamson's resignation.Williamson and his wife, Kim, live in the Woodlands, TX and have two daughters.".