The Pedernales Electric Cooperative will soon be searching for a new leader after the board of directors accepted the resignation of CEO John Hewa last week.
The move, on a 5-0 vote with directors Amy Akers and Kathryn Skanlon absent, comes roughly a week after Hewa levied allegations of intimidation that he said was directed at PEC employees and executives who publicly opposed racially insensitive comments made by a board director.
In a joint statement with the PEC board of directors, Hewa, who began serving as CEO in July 2013, chose to move back to his home state of Virginia with his family and “pursue new career opportunities.” Hewa said in the statement he was proud of PEC’s accomplishments over the four years he served as CEO.
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