FirstEnergy Corp. announced John Combs has been named Senior Vice President, Shared Services, effective April 22, 2024. Combs joins FirstEnergy from JPMorgan Chase & Co., where he served as Managing Director, General Manager and Chief Transformation Officer of Enterprise Technology Services since 2018.

In this role, he was instrumental in developing, managing and leading the firm's cloud journey, application modernization and digital product and service transformations while developing a high-performing organization and culture. Prior to JPMorgan Chase & Co., Combs spent 16 years in increasingly responsible IT leadership roles with Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in professional information, software solutions and services for the healthcare, tax and accounting, financial and corporate compliance, legal and regulatory, and corporate performance and ESG sectors. Under his leadership, the company's global technology organization was transformed with a focus on world class security and delivery, modern and sustainable technology, cost efficiency and customer engagement.

Earlier in his career, Combs held IT positions with Telecommunication Systems, Legg Mason, Sony Electronics, and United Parcel Service. Combs earned a Master of Business Administration from the Rochester Institute of Technology and achieved a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.