Dennis V. Arriola

Former Chief Executive Officer, Avangrid, Inc Director since: September 2022
Expertise
CEO or Senior Officer
Financial Reporting
Global
Industry
Regulatory/Government
Public Company Board Service
Environmental/Sustainability
Human Capital Management

Mr. Arriola is an Operating Partner at Sandbrook Capital. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Avangrid, Inc. from 2020 until 2022. He joined Avangrid from Sempra Energy, a publicly traded energy infrastructure company, where he served as executive vice president and group president, and chief sustainability officer. Throughout his career, Mr. Arriola has served in a broad range of leadership positions in gas and electric utilities as well as renewables, including as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Southern California Gas Co., senior vice president and chief financial officer of both San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Co., vice president of communications and investor relations for Sempra, and regional vice president and general manager of Sempra’s South American operations.

Mr. Arriola serves on the board of directors of Meritage Homes, Commercial Metal Company and the Automobile Club of Southern California. He previously served on the boards of Avangrid, Inc., the California Latino Economic Institute, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the California Business Roundtable, the Edison Electric Institute, and the boards of several Sempra operating companies, including Infraestructura Energética Nova, a publicly traded company in Mexico, Luz del Sur SAA, a publicly traded company in Peru, and Chilquinta Energía in Chile.

Committees

  • Audit and Finance Committee
  • Human Resources and Compensation Committee