Executive Leadership

Gordon L. Gillette

In July 2009, Gordon L. Gillette was promoted to President of both Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas, combining the functions and operations of electric and gas under one management team for the first time at TECO Energy. He is responsible for operations of the utilities, including Energy Supply, Energy Delivery Operations and Engineering, Customer Care, Fuels Management, and Regulatory Affairs.

Gillette had been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for TECO Energy since July 2004, which followed his 2001 promotion to Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. He also served as President of TECO Guatemala, a TECO Energy subsidiary.

Previously, Gillette was Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, a role he had held since March 1998. He served as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for TECO Energy since April 1997.

He joined Tampa Electric in 1981 as an engineer and worked in the production and planning areas. He was promoted to Manager of Generation Planning in May 1986. He later served as Manager of Bulk Power and Generation Planning and then became Director of Project Services for TECO Power Services, responsible for fuel procurement, environmental permitting and compliance, and power sales contract administration.

In November 1994, he was promoted to Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for Tampa Electric, and in November 1995, was named Vice President of Regulatory and Business Strategy for Tampa Electric.

He is a graduate of the Tampa Connection. He is past president of the Board of Directors for the Children's Museum of Tampa. He is past chairman of the Board of the Hillsborough County Education Foundation and currently serves as chair of the Leadership Council for the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations. He serves as vice chairman of the University of South Florida Foundation and as a Board member for the Tampa Museum of Art.

Gillette is a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Florida, a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Florida Engineering Society.

Gillette received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South Florida in 1981 and his Master of Science in Engineering Management in 1985.

He is married and has a son and a daughter.

Thomas L. Hernandez

Thomas L. Hernandez was named vice president of Energy Supply of Tampa Electric in January 2006. He is responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of 4,700 megawatts of generating capacity at four power plant sites. Hernandez also is responsible for generation planning, operations planning, engineering, construction, environmental planning and compliance, warehousing and combustion by-products management.

Hernandez was vice president of Energy Delivery and Customer Services for Tampa Electric since 2003 and vice president of Energy Delivery since 2001. He also served as vice president of Regulatory Affairs for TECO Energy in 1998. During his career with the company he has held a variety of positions in operations, engineering, planning, marketing, fuels and environmental.

He joined Tampa Electric in August 1982 as an associate engineer in the Production Department after graduating from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering. He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

In 2001, Florida Governor Jeb Bush appointed Hernandez to the Children's Board of Hillsborough County, where he served as the treasurer and chair of the board during two consecutive four-year terms. He serves on the board of the Florida Aquarium and is a past chair of the Resource Working Group and executive board member of the Florida Electric Power Coordination Group.

He has supported several youth activities, including soccer, football, dance and cheerleading.

Hernandez is married and has two sons and a daughter.

Charles O. Hinson III

Charles O. "Chuck" Hinson is Vice President of State and Community Relations at Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas. He manages state governmental affairs, local community and governmental affairs, and franchise renewals for TECO Energy's electric and natural gas utilities. His team works closely with Marketing, Wholesale Power and Fuels Management, Electric and Gas Delivery, and Energy Supply at Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas. Most recently, Chuck was TECO Energy's Vice President of Governmental Affairs, and will continue to represent TECO Energy at the state level.

Hinson joined TECO Energy in 1994 as Director of State Governmental Affairs, and was promoted to Assistant Vice President in 1998 and Vice President in 2000. Previously, Hinson served as Director of State Governmental Affairs of Florida for Centel/Sprint Corp. from 1988-94, and Director of State Governmental Affairs for the Florida Dental Association from1980-88.

From 1979-80, Hinson served as an aide to then-Gov. Bob Graham as a liaison with several state agencies and as a member of the crisis management team. From 1977-79, Hinson was a communications specialist/policy analyst with the Florida Energy Office.

Hinson earned his bachelor's degree in history from the University of West Florida.

Hinson serves on the boards of the Associated Industries of Florida, TaxWatch , and the Tampa Bay Political Leadership institute. He also chairs the Associated Industries PAC. From 1990 to 2000, Hinson served on the board of directors of Keep Florida Beautiful, the final year as chairman. He also served on the board of the Florida Association of Professional Lobbyists from 2003 to 2010. Hinson also was active in youth soccer organizations from 1995-2008.

Hinson resides in both Tallahassee and Tampa, and has a college-age son.

Bruce Narzissenfeld

Bruce Narzissenfeld became Vice President of Marketing, Customer Service, Business Development and Fuels Operations in 2011. He was named Vice President of Customer Care and Fuels Management in August 2009, responsible for the business functions that directly connect with the customers and communities served by Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas. Narzissenfeld also oversees TECO Partners, an unregulated company focused on energy-related sales and marketing, and the community relations functions for both utilities.

In addition, Narzissenfeld serves as President of TECO Clean Advantage, which provides consulting, engineering and training to clients considering natural gas for commercial fleet operations. He is President of TECO Energy Services and Vice President of SeaCoast Gas Transmission LLC.

Narzissenfeld joined Tampa Electric in 1985 to work with Regulatory Controls and Budgets before moving on to become the assistant controller for TECO Transport. In 1998, he became the assistant controller for Peoples Gas. He was named Vice President of Operations for Peoples Gas in 2006.

Before coming to TECO Energy, he worked as a public accountant with Arthur Andersen.

Narzissenfeld earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Florida, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Tampa. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Florida Institute of CPAs. He also is an active participant in the American Gas Association, Southern Gas Association, Associated Gas Distributors of Florida and the Florida Natural Gas Association. Additionally, Narzissenfeld serves on the board of Tampa Bay & Company and Meals on Wheels of Tampa.

He is a 2008 alumnus of Leadership Tampa, and he served on the board of directors for Family Services of Tampa.

Narzissenfeld is married with two children.

William T. "Bill" Whale

In January 2013, Bill Whale was promoted to Senior Vice President of Electric & Gas Delivery for the combined utility of Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas. He was named Vice President of Electric & Gas Delivery for Tampa Electric Company in August 2009. Before that, he was Vice President of Energy Delivery since 2006. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Energy Supply and earlier as Vice President of Business Development for TECO Energy's TECO Transport subsidiary.

In his career with TECO Energy, Whale also has served as Vice President of Operations for TECO Bulk Terminal (formerly Electro-Coal Transfer), Director of Operations for TECO Power Services (now, TECO Wholesale Generation) and General Manager of Hardee Power Station. He also held a variety of engineering, administrative and technical positions within Tampa Electric's fleet of power plants.

Whale received his bachelor's degree in Marine Engineering from the United States Merchant Marine Academy, a Master of Business Administration from the Florida Institute of Technology and a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Tampa. Before joining Tampa Electric, Whale sailed as a marine engineer on various vessels under the flag of the United States. Whale retired from the United States Naval Reserve with the rank of Captain. He held three Commanding Officer tours and one Executive Officer tour.

Whale holds a professional engineer's license with the state of Florida and a United States Coast Guard Third Assistant Engineer License.

He is married and has two daughters and two sons.