Omar G. Lopez has been named Director of Corporate Communications, effective January 7, according to AEP Texas President and Chief Operating Officer Judith Talavera. 

Lopez fills the position left vacant by Frank Espinoza who retires on December 30.  

He will be responsible for all internal and external communications activities for AEP Texas throughout the company’s service territory.

López tiene más de 14 años de antigüedad en la empresa y más de 20 años de experiencia en relaciones con la comunidad y los medios. También tiene una amplia experiencia en participación en la comunidad empresarial de Corpus Christi, donde se desempeñó en numerosas juntas, incluidas K Space Contemporary, Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend y Corpus Christi Metro Ministries.

Previously, he served as Manager of Communications where he was responsible for the development and management of internal and external communication activities, media relations, and social media activity.

"Omar brings vast knowledge and experience to this leadership role on our corporate communications team," said Talavera. "He knows our AEP Texas employees, company operations, and the communities we serve. His understanding of our company and its mission will help us move our strategic vision forward and continue to meet our customer's evolving needs."

López tiene una licenciatura en Inglés de la Universidad de Texas A&M-Corpus Christi y un certificado de Diversidad, Equidad e Inclusión en el Lugar de Trabajo de la Universidad del Sur de Florida. Se graduó de la clase inaugural de Equality Fellows, un programa de desarrollo de liderazgo de Equality Texas y se graduó en la Clase de 34 de Leadership Corpus Christi.

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AEP Texas serves over one million electric consumers in the deregulated Texas retail electric marketplace. As an energy delivery (wires) company, AEP Texas delivers electricity safely and reliably to homes, businesses, and industry across its nearly 100,000 square mile service territory in south and west Texas. AEP Texas also builds new power lines, restores service following outages, and reads the meters via advanced meter technology for retail electric providers (REPs) throughout its service territory. La compañía también conecta o desconecta el servicio a pedido de los REP. Connect with AEP Texas at AEPTexas.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter @aeptexas.