Lew Hay was elected chairman of FPL Group in January 2002, following his appointment as president and CEO in June 2001. He joined FPL Group in August 1999 as chief financial officer and became president of FPL Energy in March 2000.

Before joining FPL Group, Mr. Hay was executive vice president and CFO at U.S. Foodservice, where he helped build the company through a combination of internal growth, improved operations and acquisitions, from $1 billion in sales in 1991 to more than $6 billion in sales in 1999.

Prior to that, he was a partner and senior vice president at Mercer Management Consulting where he led the firm's Washington, D.C.-based strategy practice, assisting Fortune 100 companies in developing business strategies and execution plans.

Lewis Hay III