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Julia Janson is senior vice president of ethics and compliance, and corporate secretary for Duke Energy. In her current role, she directs Duke Energy’s ethics and compliance program. She was named to her current position in April 2006.
Most recently, Janson served as corporate secretary and chief compliance officer for Cinergy Corp. She directed Cinergy’s corporate compliance program, which provided oversight, tracking and management of compliance with laws, regulations and business conduct standards. She was appointed chief compliance officer in 2004 and corporate secretary in 2000.
From 1998 to 2004, she served as senior counsel, providing advice on general corporate, corporate governance and securities-related matters. From 1996 to 1998, Janson served as counsel for Cinergy, providing research, advice and support for divestitures, mergers and acquisitions, and numerous internal business clients including investor relations, shareholder services, corporate communications and government and regulatory affairs. She also served as corporate counsel to the international business unit. She was manager of investor relations for Cinergy from 1995 to 1996.
Prior to joining Cinergy, Janson began her corporate career in 1987 as a law clerk with The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company (CG&E). After a series of promotions including supervisor of securities processing and transfer agent for CG&E common and preferred stock, she was named corporate attorney. She was a key member of the legal team responsible for completing the merger of CG&E and PSI Energy, which formed Cinergy Corp.
Before joining CG&E, she served as a law clerk with Adams, Brooking, Stepner, Wolterman & Dusing in Covington, Ky.
Janson earned her juris doctor degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and was admitted to the Ohio Bar and the Kentucky Bar. She also holds a bachelor of arts degree in American studies from Georgetown College in Georgetown, Ky.
She is a past member of the board of trustees of Lighthouse Youth Services.
Janson and her husband, Chip, have two daughters.
Duke Energy, one of the largest electric power companies in the United States, supplies and delivers energy to approximately 4 million U.S. customers. The company has approximately 36,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity in the Midwest and the Carolinas, and natural gas distribution services in Ohio and Kentucky. In addition, Duke Energy has more than 4,000 megawatts of electric generation in Latin America, and is a joint-venture partner in a U.S. real estate company. | 