Roeder will serve as unified leader for CenterPoint’s Indiana operations, customer service, policy work and community engagement
Indiana – October 16, 2025 – CenterPoint Energy today announced that Michael Roeder, an Evansville, Ind. native and highly-respected energy executive, was named President of the company’s Indiana service area. He will oversee the company’s Indiana operations, customer service, policy work and community engagement. He has worked for CenterPoint and its predecessor companies since 2000. This is a newly created leadership role, and Roeder will assume his duties effective immediately.
Roeder has more than 26 years of experience in leading utility work in the Midwest, and engaging with customers and stakeholders in a variety of settings.
“Providing secure and reliable energy to the communities and customers in Indiana is an enormous honor for all of us at CenterPoint. We also understand how important it is to be a positive force for good as a local business and have local leadership present and engaging with customers – large and small — as well as policymakers and regulators. We are pleased that Mike has agreed to take on this new and expanded role and we look forward to continuing to support him as we all work together to meet and exceed our customers’ needs here,” said Jason Wells, Chairman, President & CEO of CenterPoint Energy.
“I’ve spent most of my career working to help meet the energy needs of Hoosiers. As an Evansville native, it’s a true privilege to take on this new leadership role. We know how important it is to provide safe and reliable energy across the entire state, and I’m thrilled to be able to work even more closely with our local operations teams that serve more than 775,000 gas customers and more than 150,000 electric customers. I look forward to helping our teams deliver better customer outcomes for our communities,” said Roeder.
Roeder serves on the board of directors for the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Indiana Energy Association, Evansville Regional Business Committee, Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute and University of Southern Indiana Foundation. He is a national leader in organizations like the American Gas Association (AGA) and the Edison Electric Institute (EEI). He is past chair of the Indiana Energy Association, Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute, and Ohio Gas Association’s legislative committee.
Roeder holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Indiana and a master’s degree from Ball State University.
