About
Mr. Ketchum has been president and chief executive officer and a director of NextEra Energy since March 2022 and chairman of the Board since July 2022, and has also served as chairman of subsidiary Florida Power & Light Company since February 2023. Prior to becoming CEO, he served as president and chief executive officer of NextEra Energy Resources, the company's wholesale power generation business. He joined NextEra Energy in 2002 and has held key executive roles across NextEra Energy, NextEra Energy Resources and XPLR Infrastructure, LP, where he serves as chairman of the board. He holds a Juris Doctor and a Master of Laws in taxation from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Roles
Nextera Energy Inc.
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer · Current role
2022–present
NextEra Energy Resources
President and CEO · Oversaw the largest three-year capital investment program in the unit's history and a near-$5 billion capital recycling program before succeeding to the NextEra Energy CEO role.
2019-2022
NextEra Energy / FPL
Chief Financial Officer · Held CFO and other senior finance and legal roles after joining in 2002.
prior
External Roles
XPLR Infrastructure, LP
Chairman
since 2017
Fixed Compensation
FY 2025
All other compensation
$515,273
Total compensation
$24,192,607
Performance Compensation
Data from FY 2025
Cash incentive
Annual cash incentive
$5,120,000
Stock awards
Also at Nextera Energy Inc.