Duke Energy named Jack Sullivan vice president of Investor Relations to oversee the company's strategic communications with the financial community. Sullivan, previously the company's director of corporate finance and investments and assistant treasurer, will begin leading the investor relations and shareholder services function effective Jan. 4, 2021. He succeeds Bryan Buckler, who recently left the company for another career opportunity Sullivan has a deep background in finance, with more than 20 years in corporate development, corporate finance and investment banking. In his role as assistant treasurer, he helped Duke Energy raise over $45 billion, including funds to advance the company's clean energy strategy. And during his time in corporate development, he worked on several important transactions, including the merger of Duke Energy and Progress Energy, and the acquisitions of Outland Energy Services, a renewable energy services company, and Piedmont Natural Gas. Prior to joining Duke Energy in 2009, Sullivan spent approximately 10 years at Bank of America, providing capital markets and strategic advisory services to companies in the energy and power sectors.