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Joe Domino is president and chief executive officer of Entergy Texas, a position he has held since 1998. He is responsible for Entergy Texas’ electric distribution system, customer service, economic development, regulatory affairs, and governmental affairs, as well as the company’s financial performance.
A former Gulf States Utilities employee and Louisiana native, Domino has lived in Beaumont for 36 years. In 1970, he joined Gulf States Utilities as a planning engineer. Over the course of 36 years, he received a steady stream of promotions, including plant manager at Sabine Plant, a 2000-megawatt power generation facility in Bridge City, Texas and general manager-production, responsible for oversight of all of Gulf States Utilities’ fossil-fueled power plants.
Following the merger between Entergy and Gulf States Utilities in 1994, Domino was appointed director, Southern region fossil plants. A year later, the company assigned him to a similar post over the Eastern region plants. Just prior to being named president, Domino served as director of Entergy’s distribution operations in Texas and Southwest Louisiana.
Domino currently serves as President of the Texas Energy Museum and is President, Area 2 of the Southern Region of the Boy Scouts of America. He is secretary/treasurer of the Golden Triangle Business Roundtable. Domino serves on many boards, including the LSU Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisory Council, Foundation for Southeast Texas, Partnership of Southeast Texas, Boy Scouts of America Three Rivers Council, Julie Rogers Gift of Life, Lamar University College of Engineering Advisory Council (Vice Chairman), Lamar University Foundation, Texas Energy Museum, Christus St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Symphony of Southeast Texas, and United Way of Beaumont and North Jefferson County.
He has held leadership positions in numerous civic organizations such as the Lions Club, Boy Scouts of America and Greater Houston Partnership, and the Texas A&M University Race & Ethnic Studies Institute. He was Board President of the Symphony of Southeast Texas for 2002-2003, was Board President of the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce 2004-2005 and has been honored by the Boy Scouts of America for many years of dedicated service. | 