RICHMOND, Va. — Tom Farrell, who led Dominion Energy for more than a decade and was a powerful force in Virginia business and politics, has died.
His passing Friday occurred one day after he stepped down from his post as the company’s executive chairman. He was 66.
A news release from the company said Farrell had been battling cancer. He served as the company’s chairman, president, and chief executive officer from 2007 to 2020.
Farrell’s brother-in-law Richard Cullen called his death “an incredible loss of a remarkable man.”
Dominion serves 7 million customers in 16 states and is a Fortune 500 company based in Richmond, Virginia.