Lynn Good: Power On

摘要

Lynn good, ceo of char-lotte, North Carolina-based Duke Energy Corp., the U.S.'s largest utility, is hardly a stranger to controversy. She spent the first part of her career at accounting firm Arthur Andersen, eventually becoming a partner-a dream job for the daughter of a high school principal and a teacher - only to see the firm flame out in 2002 after it was indicted by the Department of Justice for its role in Enron Corp.'s accounting scandal. In February 2014, seven months after becoming CEO of Duke, Good learned that a drainage pipe under a storage pond at an old coal plant had broken, allowing deadly coal ash to flow into the Dan River, which lies on the border of North Carolina and Virginia. Soon Good was being attacked by environmentalists, regulators and the media. Having previously served as the energy company's CFO, she wasn't used to the spotlight. After the disaster she was constantly in the public eye and demonized as the face of corporate indifference in ads sponsored by environmentalists. The controversy culminated in a 60 Minutes profile in which Good was interviewed by veteran reporter Lesley Stahl.