American Electric Power announced several leadership changes within its External Affairs organization to support the company's regulatory, public policy and customer service strategies. The changes are effective July 2, 2022. Matthew Satterwhite, currently vice president – Regulatory Services, has been promoted to senior vice president – Regulatory Services.

He will continue to report to Raja Sundararajan, who will become the company's executive vice president – External Affairs July 1, 2022. Philip Dion, currently vice president and interim chief customer officer, has been named vice president – Federal Affairs. He will report to Tony Kavanagh, senior vice president – Governmental Affairs.

Prior to his current role, Satterwhite was the president and chief operating officer of Kentucky Power. He joined AEP in 2008 as a senior legal counsel and served as a state regulatory attorney supporting Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Kentucky. Satterwhite has worked in various leadership roles in the public sector, including at the Supreme Court of Ohio, Office of the Ohio Attorney General and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.

He received his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Kansas and a juris doctorate from Capital University. Dion has held various leadership roles since joining AEP in 2015, including vice president – Technology Business Development, and vice president – Customer Policy Solutions and Insights. Prior to AEP, he was senior vice president – Public Policy and Customer Solutions, for UNS Energy Corp.

and was the chief of staff to former Commissioner Marc Spitzer of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Dion has a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Arizona and a juris doctorate and master's degree in finance from Santa Clara University.