KVPI Sponsors Cleco Thank You Shoutouts April 28, 2021 Cleco President and CEO Bill Fontenot will be live in our KVPI studios along with Cleco Manager of Distribution Operations Chris Guillory to talk with our listeners Wednesday morning at 9:00am immediately after La Tasse de Café. KVPI General Manager Mark Layne will be talking with both officials in a live in- studio interview. We will also accept your phone calls to do shout out -thank you messages to Cleco front line workers such as linemen and other employees. The challenges they faced included numerous hurricanes and ice storms to restore electricity to our homes and businesses. You can call in your special messages at 337-363-2124. Bill Fontenot began his career with Cleco in April 1986 holding numerous executive leadership positions. During his 30 plus years in the energy industry Bill has managed the development and restructuring efforts of generation projects valued at over 900 million dollars including Cleco Power's $1 billion generating unit, Madison 3. Bill has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Louisiana State University. Bill is native of Ville Platte. He and his wife, Michele have four children. Chris Guillory is a manager of distribution operations for Cleco Power in Evangeline, St. Landry and Acadia Parish. Chris oversees the power line technicians and other personnel who keep the lights on in these areas. He began his career with Cleco Power in June 1999. He was part of the line crew for ten years and also worked in the engineering department for eight years. Chris was born and raised in Vidrine and graduated from Vidrine High School. He has two children: Remi is a senior and Harlie is a freshman.