But after less than one day on the job, the Duke-dominated board pushed Johnson out and installed Jim Rogers, the former CEO of Duke, in the top job.
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Duke says Mr. Johnson's management style clashed with its culture and he failed to resolve problems at Progress's nuclear operations, among other issues.
Johnson notes that utilities Duke and Xcel have scaled back or postponed previously announced solar projects because of lower demand and high costs.
Meantime, Progress's directors failed either to see or address the deterioration in Mr. Johnson's relationship with Duke management.
Mr. Johnson, who was unavailable to comment, has said Duke's board simply got buyer's remorse as tensions mounted.
One former Progress director who joined Duke's board complained that no one raised concerns about Mr. Johnson with Progress directors.
BillJohnsonBill Johnson, chairman and CEO of Progress, will become the president and CEO of Duke Energy.
Bill Johnson , chairman and CEO of Progress, will become the president and CEO of Duke Energy.
Andy Johnson had a header cleared off the line for Fulham, while Hull keeper Matt Duke saved from long range Paul Konchesky and Clint Dempsey strikes.
And Under Secretary of Energy, Dr. Kristina Johnson, is here, and she was the dean of the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke for eight years.
An electrical engineer with a PhD. from Stanford and 129 U.S. and European patents under her belt, Johnson joined the Obama administration after serving as provost of Johns Hopkins University and Dean of Engineering at Duke University.
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