James Hatfield recently retired as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW) and its primary subsidiary, Arizona Public Service Company (APS), Arizona’s largest electric company. The companies are headquartered in Phoenix.
He was responsible for most corporate functions, including finance and treasury, investor relations, financial planning and budgeting, investment management, accounting, tax services, enterprise risk management, corporate development, internal audit, enterprise process improvement, information technology and human resources.
Before joining Pinnacle West in 2008, Hatfield was senior vice president and chief financial officer of OGE Energy Corporation. He has over 38 years of financial experience in the utility and energy business.
Hatfield is past chairman of EIM LTD, an insurance provider to the energy industry and serves on its board of directors. He is also on the board of the University of Central Missouri Foundation. Hatfield is a former football official in the Big XII Conference and Western Athletic Conference as well as the Arena Football League.
Hatfield earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Missouri and a Master's of Business Administration degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He has completed the INPO Reactor Technology Course for Utility Executives at MIT.
