Ronald Fugatt

Ron Fugatt

Ronald N. Fugatt, began his career in 1968, as an Assistant Engineer at the Electric Power Board (EPB) of Chattanooga. He worked in EPB’s Operating Division for 18 years, advancing to Vice President of that division in 1979; Vice President of the General Services Division in 1986; and Vice President, Engineering in 1989. In that capacity, Fugatt oversaw the development of Customer Service policies and the design of rates in addition to the provisioning of electric service to 150,000 customers.

Fugatt has been instrumental in moving EPB into new opportunities, having developed the first computer-based Supervisor Control and Data Acquisition System for EPB and outlining a new protection scheme that significantly reduced outages and improved customer service.

In 1997 Fugatt was appointed Executive Vice President responsible for leading EPB’s offering of telecommunication services to its customers, an initiative that has grew to more than $16,000,000 in annual revenue.

Fugatt retired from EPB after more than 40 years of service, and subsequently accepted the position of Interim General Manager for Newport Utilities in Newport, Tennessee. Later that year was appointed General Manager of Newport Utilities, where he serves today

A native of Hixson, Tennessee, Fugatt graduated with High Honors from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and is a registered professional engineer. He is a member of the Newport Kiwanis Club, Cocke County Partnership and Treasurer of the Cocke County Economic Development Commission.

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