Harry Sideris is senior vice president of customer experience and services for Duke Energy. He is responsible for aligning customer-focused operations and services to deliver a personalized end-to-end customer experience that positions Duke Energy for long-term growth. He leads a group that includes the customer delivery, customer experience, customer services and grid solutions organizations.

Sideris has more than 23 years of experience in the energy industry. Before assuming his current position in October 2019, he served as Duke Energy's chief distribution officer. In this role he oversaw the safe, reliable and efficient operation of Duke Energy's electric distribution systems for the company's six-state service area, including North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.

He has served as state president of Duke Energy's utility operations in Florida, which serves approximately 1.8 million electric retail customers in central Florida, including metropolitan St. Petersburg, Clearwater and the Greater Orlando area. He was responsible for the financial performance of Duke Energy's regulated utilities in Florida and managing state and local regulatory and government relations, and community affairs.

Prior to that, Sideris served as the company's senior vice president of environmental health and safety. In that role, he led the groups responsible for developing and advancing corporate policies, programs and strategies to ensure the company's compliance with environmental health and safety laws and regulations. He was named to this role in August 2014.

Sideris began his career at Progress Energy (formerly Carolina Power & Light) in 1996 and served in numerous operations, maintenance, technical and leadership roles across Progress Energy's generation fleet in the Carolinas and Florida at both the plant and corporate levels. Following the merger between Duke Energy and Progress Energy in July 2012, Sideris served as vice president of power generation for Duke Energy's fossil/hydro operations in the western portions of North Carolina and South Carolina.

Sideris earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from North Carolina State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Campbell University. He currently serves as a board member of the N.C. State Natural Resources Foundation Inc. and the National Utilities Diversity Council.

Sideris grew up in Asheville, N.C. He and his wife, Catinna, have two daughters.