Duke Energy Florida president charged up for busy 2023

1. The flow of a power company — meeting current demand while relentlessly planning for the future — means Melissa Seixas, Duke Energy Florida president, has to “keep one eye on the now and one eye on the horizon.” 

On the horizon side, Charlotte, North Carolina-based Duke, like many of its energy sector peers, is working to modernize its energy grid. Seixas, based out of Duke’s Florida headquarters in downtown St. Pete, leads that effort in the Sunshine State, where the company has a 35-county territory, including Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Polk. Seixas has been with Duke Florida and its predecessor companies since 1986. Her first job, then with what was Florida Power, was writing permits and paperwork for pole locations. After a series of promotions, Seixas was named president of Duke Energy Florida in February 2021.