David R. Perez

David Perez oversees distribution operations for ComEd's more than 11,000-square-mile service area. These operations include new business, construction and maintenance, field operations, and regional engineering.

A unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corp., ComEd delivers electricity to more than 4 million residential and business customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state's population.

Prior to his current role, Perez served as vice president of transmission and substation at ComEd, where he was responsible for the construction, operation, and maintenance of more than 5,800 miles of transmission lines and nearly 400 substations. He also previously served as vice president of distribution operations at ComEd for the Chicago and Maywood regions.