Timothy Bryant, Chief Executive Officer/General Manager

Timothy (Tim) Bryant began his career as PWC’s 10th CEO/General Manager on August 14, 2023.

Bryant, who brings over 25 years of utility experience to PWC, came to Fayetteville from Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) where he held numerous leadership roles since 2008. FPL is the largest electric utility in the United States, serving an estimated 12.5 million people in the state of Florida.  FPL is a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc., the world’s largest developer and operator of renewable energy generated from wind and sun.

Bryant most recently served as Director of External Affairs for FPL where he worked as a liaison between FPL and its stakeholders in the development of Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Economic Development, Community Relations, and Environmental projects across Florida.   A former power plant manager, Bryant was instrumental in the operations and maintenance of three FPL Energy Centers.  He also served as General Manager of the Wind Central Maintenance team that led the restoration of wind turbine fleets across North American before moving into External Affairs.

Before NextEra Energy, he worked for Southern Company in Birmingham, Ala., where he led a multi-discipline engineering team in designing simple-cycle and combined-cycle power generation facilities and environmental control systems.  Bryant began his utility career in 1997 with power generation engineering roles at Black & Veatch Corporation.

A Professional Engineer, Bryant graduated from North Carolina State University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and earned an MBA from Baker University (Baldwin, Kan.).  In addition to his utility career,  Bryant is a former commissioned officer in the U.S. Army National Guard where he served over 11 years in Kansas and North Carolina.

He is an active civic leader, currently serving on numerous boards of directors, including the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE), Fayetteville Cumberland County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) and the Greater Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce.

Additionally, he is an active member of theAmerican Public Power Association, American Water Works Association, ElectriCities of NC and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.  A native of Goldsboro, N.C., Bryant is married to Kianta Prince-Bryant and they share two adult children, Emmanuel and Kailyn.  In his free time, he enjoys golf and spending time with family.