10 WEC Energy Group operations leaders
WEC Energy Group's EVP and COO, vice presidents over field, system, gas and fossil operations and directors of system operations at We Energies make up this list of the company's operations leaders. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at WEC Energy Group from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Dan Friendshuh
LinkedInExperience: Director WI System Operations · WEC Energy Group
Dan Friendshuh has been Director WI System Operations at WEC Energy Group since October 2024, based in the Green Bay area. Dan Friendshuh was Manager Gas and Electric Distribution Operations at WEC Energy Group from 2020 to 2024, Operations Manager at We Energies from 2017 to 2020 and Operations Supervisor at Wisconsin Public Service from 1999 to 2017.
Dave Megna
LinkedInExperience: SVP Field and System Operations · WEC Energy Group
Dave Megna has been SVP Field and System Operations at WEC Energy Group since October 2024, and the profile also lists Vice President Wisconsin Field Operations there from July 2020. Dave Megna was Vice President Wisconsin System Operations at WEC Energy Group from 2015 to 2020 and Director System Operations at We Energies from 2011 to 2020.
David Walter
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations Support Services · WEC Energy Group
David Walter has been Vice President Operations Support Services at WEC Energy Group since April 2025, based in Milwaukee. David Walter was Vice President Power Delivery at NiSource from 2019 to 2025, Vice President Electric Generation at NiSource from 2017 to 2019 and Director Generation Operations and Maintenance at NiSource from 2015 to 2017.
John Feider
LinkedInExperience: Director - Gas & Electric Field Operations · We Energies
John Feider has been Director - Gas & Electric Field Operations at We Energies since August 2026, and the profile also lists Director of Training And Development at WEC Energy Group from August 2023. John Feider was Operations Manager at We Energies from 2017 to 2023 and Senior Operations Supervisor there from 2006 to 2017.
Matthew Beilfuss
LinkedInExperience: Director - WI System Operations · We Energies
Matthew Beilfuss has been Director - WI System Operations at We Energies since February 2026, based in the Milwaukee area. Matthew Beilfuss was Manager - Electric System Operations at We Energies from 2018 to 2026, Manager - Grid Operations Support there from 2013 to 2018 and IT Audit Manager there from 2005 to 2013.
Michael Hooper
LinkedInExperience: EVP & COO · WEC Energy Group
Michael Hooper has been EVP & COO at WEC Energy Group since May 2025 and was President of Wisconsin there from 2024 to 2025. Michael Hooper was President at NIPSCO from 2020 to 2024, SVP Regulatory Policy, Government Affairs, & Strategy at NIPSCO from 2018 to 2020 and SVP Electric Operations at NIPSCO from 2015 to 2018.
Michelle Kolp
LinkedInExperience: Director Customer Care Center · WEC Energy Group
Michelle Kolp has been Director Customer Care Center at WEC Energy Group since September 2025, based in the Milwaukee area. Michelle Kolp was Director Meter to Bill and AMI at WEC Energy Group from 2022 to 2026 and Director AMI Operations & Strategy there from 2018 to 2023, and the profile lists Manager Meter Data Operations & Strategy at We Energies from 2010.
Salvador Arana
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas
Salvador Arana has been Vice President Operations at Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas since June 2022, based in the Chicago area. Salvador Arana was Manager Human Resource Services-Utilities at WEC Energy Group from 2015 to 2017, Human Resource Strategy Leader there from 2012 to 2015 and Construction Manager at North Shore Gas from 2007 to 2010.
Scott Patulski
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Fossil Operations · We Energies
Scott Patulski has been Vice President - Fossil Operations at We Energies since December 2000, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Scott Patulski was Vice President of Operations and Engineering at Wisvest from 1998 to 2000 and Site Vice President - Point Beach Nuclear Plant at We Energies from 1996 to 1998.
Thomas Hawley
LinkedInExperience: Director, Power Operations · WEC Energy Group
Thomas Hawley is a former Director, Power Operations at WEC Energy Group, a role held from 2015 to 2025, and held the same title at We Energies from 2012 to 2015. Thomas Hawley was Manager, Power Operations at We Energies from 2002 to 2012 and Account Manager there from 1996 to 2002, and the profile headline reads Wholesale Electric Market Operations.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you plan and prioritize field and system operations work in your area?
- 02What changed in how your teams handled storm response, outages or gas system work over your time in the role?
- 03How did you decide which operations work to standardize and which to leave to local teams?
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