10 Xcel Energy regional operations leaders
Regional vice president of distribution, gas or transmission operations and director of a named geographic area are among the current titles held by these ten Xcel Energy regional operations leaders. A reader can learn how regional operations leaders run their areas at Xcel Energy from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Brandon Diegel
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President - Transmission Operations · Xcel Energy
Brandon Diegel has been Regional Vice President - Transmission Operations at Xcel Energy since March 2024, based in the Denver Metropolitan Area. At Xcel Energy, Brandon Diegel was also Director Renewable Operations (2022 to 2024), Director, Analytics & Practices (2019 to 2022) and Sr. Operations Manager - Operations & Maintenance, Rocky Mountain & Blue Spruce Energy Center (2017 to 2019).
Casey Meeks
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President · Xcel Energy
Casey Meeks has been Regional Vice President at Xcel Energy since July 2024, with a headline naming the role as RVP, Distribution Operations, and is based in the Lubbock-Levelland Area. At Xcel Energy, Casey Meeks was also Senior Director, Distribution Operations (2018 to 2024) and Director Distribution Operations (2013 to 2018).
Gilbert R. Salazar, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President · Xcel Energy
Gilbert R. Salazar has been Regional Vice President at Xcel Energy since June 2024, in a Denver, Colorado role the listing ties to Electric Distribution Operations - Colorado. The listing also shows Director, Distribution Operations (2022 to 2024) and Regional Manager, Distribution Operations - Southwest Region (2020 to 2022) at DTE Energy.
Gregory Lee
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President for NSP Distribution Operations · Xcel Energy
Gregory Lee has been Regional Vice President for NSP Distribution Operations at Xcel Energy since December 2025, with a headline that names the same role. The listing also shows Gregory Lee as Vice President Operations (2024 to 2025) and Sr. Director of Operations (2022 to 2024) at Mears Group, Inc.
Kevin Joyce
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President Gas Operations · Xcel Energy
Kevin Joyce has been Regional Vice President Gas Operations at Xcel Energy since April 2026, based in St Paul, Minnesota. At Xcel Energy, Kevin Joyce was also Sr. Director Gas Plants (2022 to 2026), Director - Gas Programs (2020 to 2022) and Director - Gas Utility Emergency Response (2015 to 2020).
Kristopher Farruggia
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President, PSCO Gas Operations · Xcel Energy
Kristopher Farruggia has been Regional Vice President, PSCO Gas Operations at Xcel Energy since November 2023. At Xcel Energy, Kristopher Farruggia was also Regional Vice President, PSCo Distribution Electric Operations (2021 to 2023), Director, PSCo Design (2020 to 2021) and Director, Design & Construction (2018 to 2020).
Milton Rasberry
LinkedInExperience: Director, Field Ops., CO Geo NE Area · Xcel Energy
Milton Rasberry has been Director, Field Ops., CO Geo NE Area at Xcel Energy since March 2004, based in Hudson, Colorado. Milton Rasberry was also Director, Field Ops., TX & NM at Xcel Energy (2001 to 2004) and NM Div. Line Superintendent at Southwestern Public Service CO. (1997 to 2001).
Randy Capra
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President Energy Supply · Xcel Energy
Randy Capra has been Regional Vice President Energy Supply at Xcel Energy since April 2024, based in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area. The listing also shows a General Manager - Energy Supply role at Xcel Energy from April 2024 with no end date, and a headline naming the role as Regional Vice President - Energy Supply.
Rodney Hunter
LinkedInExperience: Director, Colorado Geographic Area South · Xcel Energy
Rodney Hunter has been Director, Colorado Geographic Area South at Xcel Energy since June 2014, based in Aurora, Colorado. The listing also shows Rodney Hunter as Director, Distribution Control Center at Xcel Energy, a role with dates from 1985 to 2014.
Steven Pirtle
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director of Operations · Xcel Energy
Steven Pirtle has been Regional Director of Operations at Xcel Energy since July 2015, based in Roswell, New Mexico, with a headline naming the role as Regional Director Distribution Construction and Design Engineering. At Xcel Energy, Steven Pirtle was also Journeyman Lineman and Working Foreman (1989 to 2013).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's line of work, such as electric distribution, gas, transmission or energy supply, and their region to the question you are working on. A regional vice president can speak to how a whole region is run, while a director over one geographic area can speak to day-to-day field work.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you divide your time across the areas and crews in your region?
- 02What do you review first to judge how field operations in your region are going?
- 03How do you coordinate with other regions and with company-wide functions on shared work?
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