Primary Job Title Independent Board Chair Primary Organization CenterPoint Energy
Gender Male
Phillip R. Smith is the Independent board Chair of CenterPoint Energy. He previously worked at KPMG as a partner. Phillip R. Smith attended Baylor University. Phillip R. Smith has been a director since March 2014. He is president and chief executive officer of Torch Energy Advisors, Inc. Prior to joining Torch in 2012 as interim president and
chief executive officer, he was a partner with KPMG LLP from 2002 to 2012. Smith also serves on the board of directors and as audit committee chair of Oilstone Energy Services, Inc., a position he has held since October 2014.
