
William "Bill" Fontenot
He began his career with Cleco in April 1986, holding numerous executive leadership positions with increasing responsibilities, including chief executive officer of Cleco Power from February 2017 to January 2018, chief operating officer of Cleco Power from April 2016 to February 2017 and senior vice president of utility operations for Cleco Power from March 2012 to April 2016. During his 30 plus years in the energy industry, Fontenot has managed the development and restructuring efforts of generation projects valued at over $900 million, including Cleco Power’s $1 billion generating unit, Madison 3. He also has worked in marketing and helped develop Cleco's merchant power businesses.
Fontenot also serves on the boards of the Council for a Better Louisiana, Association of Edison Illuminating Companies, Southeastern Electric Exchange and the Central Louisiana Community Foundation.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Louisiana State University.

Kazi Hasan
Hasan holds a master’s degree in Leadership from McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in finance from the Institute of Business Administration, Dhaka University and a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.

Robert "Bob" Adrian
Adrian holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Houston and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Waynesburg University.

Justin "Shane" Hilton
Hilton holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Louisiana State University at Alexandria.

Kristin Guillory
Guillory holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Louisiana – Lafayette. She also is a Chartered Financial Analyst and Louisiana CPA.

Robert "Robbie" R. LaBorde, Jr.
LaBorde holds a bachelor’s degree in toxicology from the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Normanique Preston
Normanique Preston oversees all facets of Cleco human capital which includes workforce planning, business partners, employee relations, learning and organizational development, talent acquisition, compensation, benefit systems and data analytics, labor relations and payroll. She also is responsible for Cleco’s diversity and inclusion strategy and communications.
She joined Cleco in August 2018 when she was named vice president of human resources. In September 2019, Preston transitioned to chief human resources and diversity officer.
Preston has worked in the energy industry since 1998 in both the electric power generation and retail market and in natural gas processing and transportation. During her twenty plus years in the industry, Preston has overseen human resources vision and strategy, executive coaching and development, culture shaping and diversity and inclusion.
Prior to joining Cleco, Preston was vice president of human resources for Dynegy, a Houston-based electric power generation company that was subsequently acquired by Vistra Energy in 2018. Prior to Dynegy, Preston worked at Williams Companies Gas Pipeline Transco division as a strategic human resources business partner until 2003. Before starting her career in the energy industry, Preston worked in human resources at Williams Companies Communication Solutions division, Chase, Blockbuster and Xerox.
Preston holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge. She also completed the executive management program at Rice University in Houston.

William "Bill" Conway
Bill Conway oversees the legal affairs of Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC and its subsidiaries and provides strategic input on the company’s direction. He joined Cleco in July 2020 when he was named chief compliance officer and general counsel.
Prior to joining Cleco, Conway served as senior counsel to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources under Sen. J. Bennett Johnston and was responsible for all of the committee’s work on electric issues. Since then, he has worked as an entrepreneur developing distributed generation resources, chief legal officer to another utility company and a partner in major law firms.
Conway holds a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and a juris doctor degree from Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge.

Mark Madsen
Mark Madsen oversees the business and operations digital return on investment of Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC. He joined Cleco in May 2019 when he was named chief information and technology officer. In July 2020, Madsen also assumed the role of vice president of supply chain.
Prior to joining Cleco, Madsen served as chief information officer and vice president of IT at Waste Management Inc. in Houston for nine years where he oversaw a digital transformation that paved the way for hundreds of millions of dollars in EBITDA with technology and business process improvements.
Madsen holds a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems and management science from Metropolitan State University of Denver.