CarterBaldwin Executive Search, together with the M&A Electric Power Cooperative Board of Directors, is pleased to announce the appointment of John Singleton as Chief Executive Officer. He will begin serving in January, 2025.
John joins M&A Electric Power Cooperative after 30 years at Black River Electric Cooperative. His career at Black River began in member services and marketing, progressing through roles of increasing responsibility and culminating in over a decade as Chief Executive Officer.
In his tenure as CEO, John led the implementation of an automated meter infrastructure, a comprehensive utility pole replacement program addressing 84,000 aging poles, and the rapid recovery effort following a 2021 tornado, which saw 95% of the Cooperative’s fleet replaced within 20 months.
He earned his BS in finance and business from Southwest Missouri State University.
About M&A Electric Cooperative
Located in Poplar Bluff, MO, M&A Electric Power Cooperative is a generation and transmission electric cooperative that has served Southeast Missouri since its founding in 1948. The cooperative provides wholesale energy to four member distribution cooperatives: Black River Electric Cooperative, Ozark Border Electric Cooperative, Pemiscot-Dunklin Electric Cooperative, and SEMO Electric Cooperative. Serving over 500,000 homes, farms, and businesses across 18 counties in the region, M&A’s energy sources include cleaner-burning coal, natural gas, and renewable energy such as wind and hydroelectric power. The Cooperative is also involved in maintaining a significant electric infrastructure, with over 1,000 miles of energized lines and numerous substations to ensure reliable and affordable energy delivery.
