Announcing I.S. Dunklin as New Chief Executive Officer
Chartwell, Inc., a leading provider of insights and best practices to the utility industry, is excited to announce the appointment of I.S. Dunklin as its new chief executive officer.
Dunklin becomes only the second CEO in the company’s 31-year history with the retirement of his father, Philip Dunklin, Chartwell’s founder and previous chief executive officer, who noted the transition coincides with a time of tremendous growth and opportunities for both the company and industry it serves.
“The electric industry is at the beginning of a major new growth phase. Chartwell is also at the beginning of a major new growth phase,” he said. “I.S. has the integrity, vision, knowledge, and determination to lead Chartwell and help guide the industry at this crucial time.”
A visionary leader with a proven record of driving growth and innovation, I.S. welcomes the opportunity to continue the company’s legacy of successful service to the utility industry.
“I am excited to lead Chartwell as we utilize our information, benchmarking, leadership councils, conferences, and data products to support the industry to best serve its customers and their evolving needs; as well as bringing new offerings to meet the challenges of our future energy grid,” he said.
Chartwell has a proven model of bringing data, insights, and best practices to the utility industry. I.S. will leverage that model to bring those insights to other areas of the utility to best serve the needs of the clients going forward. Chartwell’s talented employee base includes industry thought leaders across a variety of disciplines, whose insights help member utilities improve operations and increase customer satisfaction.
I.S. knows the industry as a practitioner with 10 years’ experience, including the last four years at Chartwell, serving as management consultant, finance leader and researcher in such areas as customer transformation, telecommunications, and renewable energy. Through this work, he has become a leader in determining the key metrics for successful utility operations and the people, processes and technology needed to implement those improvements.
He understands the industry’s importance to the hundreds of millions of customers across North America who depend on the industry to turn on their lights, heat their homes, and improve their lives. He will lead Chartwell to continue this legacy of successful service to our clients and to their customers.
In his previous role as Director of Revenue, I.S. successfully grew revenue through value-enhancing offerings and fostered relationships with other industry leaders. I.S. joined Chartwell in 2020 as Director of Data Analytics and Research. Previously, he worked with Ericsson, Inc.
He earned a master’s degree in business administration at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, and an undergraduate degree in history and philosophy at Davidson College. I.S. is married with three children and resides in Atlanta.
