Stephen Coughlin will take up his new position on October 15, 2021.
“Rich experience in clean energy and finance”
Most recently, Coughlin led AES’s corporate strategy and financial planning groups, including serving as chairman of the company’s investment committee.
Prior to that, he was CEO of Fluence, AES’s energy storage joint venture with Siemens.
He succeeds Gustavo Pimenta, who will join Brazilian mining company Vale S.A. as CFO.
“Steve Coughlin brings a wealth of experience in clean energy and finance that will serve us incredibly well. We are delighted to have him join our management team,” says Andrés Gluski, President and CEO of AES.
With AES since 2007
Coughlin joined the company in 2007 in the finance team of the wind generation organization.
He went on to hold various management positions, including leading the energy storage business through a phase of rapid expansion and as founding CEO of Fluence.
Coughlin holds a BA in Business and Finance from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.