Maggie FitzPatrick, global communications chief of Johnson & Johnson, is slated to join Exelon as senior VP of corporate affairs, philanthropy and customer engagement later this month.
Fitzpatrick, based in Washington for the Chicago-headquartered power giant, will oversee communications, brand strategy, and customer engagement, in addition to distribution of its nearly $40M in annual donations.
She was global chief communications officer and VP of public affairs at J&J until April. She previously was CCO and foundation president at Cigna and served as an executive VP for APCO Worldwide, where Exelon was a client.
In a statement, Exelon CEO Chris Crane praised FitzPatrick's experience with "the world's leading companies and brands."
Exelon posted 2015 revenues of $34.5B.
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