Jeffrey Lyash, president and CEO of Ontario Power Generation Inc., is named the new president and chief executive officer of the Tennessee River Valley Authority (TVA).

Chuck Kharri, a 25-year nuclear industry veteran, is recruited from Arizona Electric Power to become site vice president of plant for Southern Nuclear Operating Company (Southern Nuclear).

Al Jones, a 20-year sales veteran, joins Dove Print Solutions (DPS), a nationwide leader in total print solutions and products. The McAulay Smith Firm recruited Jones from Technocom Business Systems, a full-service office solutions company, where he served as vice president of sales and marketing.

Karen Fili, a 30-year nuclear industry veteran, was appointed president and chief executive officer/managing director of Urenco USA. She joins Urenco from Southern Nuclear Operating Company, where she served as site vice president for Vogtle Units 3 and 4.

Amy Brunson is named director of wealth management at Oakworth Capital Bank, a leading financial service institute. The McAulay Smith Firm recruited Brunson from Bridgeworth Financial. She brings over 15 years of wealth management operational leadership and change management experience.

Sonny Dean is named organizational effectiveness corporate functional area manager at Southern Nuclear Operating Company (Southern Nuclear), a leader among the nation’s commercial nuclear power generation fleets. Dean was recruited from Exelon, which is the largest regulated electric utility and operator of nuclear power plants in the U.S. 

Brian Nicholson is named chief financial officer of Extended Stay America, a publicly-traded leader in economy hotel chains. Nicholson was successfully recruited from his role as Chief Financial Officer at The Fresh Market, a specialty food retailer with over 175 stores.

Three hires in one. McAulay Smith was engaged by one of the largest public power utilities in the U.S. and one of the largest producers of electricity in the country to conduct a single search and in return, successfully recruited three highly-regarded power industry executives to fill three separate manager roles.