Richie Kessel, president and CEO of the New York Power Authority, steps down

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CONTROVERSIAL TENURE: Richard Kessel’s three years in office are notable for his focus on north country
By BRIAN AMARAL
TIMES STAFF WRITER
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2011


The head of a powerful state authority, whose tenure featured always-quotable moments of color during visits to the north country as well as an ongoing investigation by the state into alleged improper donations, announced Tuesday he would be stepping down from his post.

Richard M. Kessel, the president and CEO of the New York Power Authority since September 2008, resigned during a board meeting in White Plains, effective Sept. 6. He said that one of his first acts as a private citizen may be a north country visit.