Paul J. Bonavia is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of UniSource Energy and its principal subsidiaries, Tucson Electric Power and UniSource Energy Services.

Bonavia assumed that role January 1, 2009, after his appointment by UniSource Energy’s Board of Directors. Since then he has worked to expand the company’s leadership role in renewable energy and energy efficiency while maintaining safe, affordable, and reliable service to nearly 640,000 utility customers across Arizona.

Governor Jan Brewer recently named Bonavia to the Board of Directors of the Arizona Commerce Authority and he currently serves as Co-chair of the Board of Directors of TREO, is Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona, and is a member of the TucsonAirport Authority. He is a former Director of the American Wind Energy Association.
 
Before joining UniSource Energy, Bonavia was President of the Utilities Group of Xcel Energy.

He earned degrees from Drake University and the University of Miami School of Law and completed Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.
 
UniSource Energy Corporation (NYSE: UNS) is a Tucson-based company with consolidated assets of approximately $3.7 billion. UniSource Energy’s primary subsidiaries include Tucson Electric Power Company (serving more than 402,000 customers) and UniSource Energy Services which provides natural gas and electric to 237,000 customers in Arizona.