CenterPoint Energy, Inc. announced the appointment of Xia Liu as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective April 22.
Liu will report to CenterPoint Energy president and chief executive officer Scott M. Prochazka and oversee the company's finance organization, including accounting, corporate strategy, financial planning, commercial risk, investor relations, treasury, tax and enterprise performance measurement. She will serve as a member of CenterPoint Energy's senior leadership team.
Liu joins CenterPoint Energy from The Southern Company and its subsidiary companies where she held roles of increasing responsibility over the past 20 years. Most recently, Liu served as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of Georgia Power Company in Atlanta. Prior to this role, Liu was vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer for Gulf Power Company in Pensacola, Fla. She also served as senior vice president of finance and treasurer for Southern Company.