Three ComEd Executives Make List of Top Black Technology Executives

CHICAGO, Feb 25, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Three ComEd
executives were named by U.S. Black Engineer & Information Technology
Magazine to its annual list of the 100 Most Important Blacks in
Technology. The three are ComEd Chairman and CEO Frank M. Clark; George
Williams, senior vice president of operations; and Kevin Brookins, vice
president of work management and new business.



The 2008 list features executives from 82 companies, and ComEd placed the
third-highest number of executives, behind IBM and aerospace and defense
contractor Northrop Grumman.

"I'm honored to be recognized," Clark said, "but more importantly, ComEd's
ability to place three executives on this prestigious list reflects how
respected ComEd is as a technological leader. This also underscores
ComEd's strong diversity record, which we view as a distinct business
advantage that contributes to our continuing ability to provide our
customers with reliable, affordable service."

According to 2007 figures, 20 percent of ComEd's 5,900 employees are
African American, including 25 percent of the company's executives.

Said Frank McCoy, editor-in-chief of U.S. Black Engineer & Information
Technology, "The list is a microcosm of black technical achievement and
spotlights leaders who are helping define, influence and control the
course of U.S. technological change."

McCoy said since the publication has a large college readership, the 2008
list also includes the academic degrees earned by each executive. McCoy
said, "I thought it was significant that 43 of the executives hold
multiple degrees. This includes 18 who have a golden combination of a
math- or science-related degree and an MBA."

The magazine began the issue in 2002. Since then Clark has been featured
twice. Williams has appeared three times, and Brookins makes his first
appearance this year.

Clark joined ComEd in 1966 and has overseen a wide variety of corporate
and frontline functions. These include customer service operations;
marketing and sales; regulatory, governmental and community affairs;
information technology; communications; human resources; labor relations;
and distribution services.

Williams joined ComEd in 2006 and has 24 years of utility experience. As
ComEd's senior vice president of operations, he oversees one of the
nation's largest electrical distribution systems. He came to ComEd after 4
1/2 years at Entergy, which included more than three years as vice
president of operations at Entergy's Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, a boiling
water reactor in Port Gibson, Miss. He began his career at
Philadelphia-based PECO Energy.

Brookins began his career at ComEd in 1983 as an analyst in corporate
planning. As vice president of work management and new business at ComEd,
he is responsible for the prioritization and scheduling of construction
and maintenance activities as well as the design and construction of new
service connections.

To see the entire list of Top Blacks in Technology, visit
http://www.blackengineer.com and click on the link to the Jan. 7 issue.

Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon
Corporation (NYSE: EXC: 80.40, +1.30, +1.64%), one of the nation's largest
electric utilities with approximately 5.4 million customers. ComEd
provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers across Northern
Illinois, or 70 percent of the state's population.

SOURCE ComEd

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