Mr Vesey will lead AES’s businesses in Latin America, which includes 47 generation plants and nine utilities serving more than eight million customers across the region.

He has been with AES since 2004 and has over 29 years of experience in the electric and gas utility industry. Mr Vesey also served as COO for AES’s Latin America operations. Prior to joining AES, he was a managing director in the utility finance and regulatory advisory practice of FTI Consulting.

Andres Gluski, AES’s COO, said: Mr Vesey is a long-standing member of our Latin American senior management team. Under his leadership, we expect to accelerate our growth in this region, especially in Brazil, Chile and Panama, increase the size of our renewable energy portfolio and begin developing greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects.