LAFOLLETTE, Tenn. | Dave Cross, the former chief executive officer of Plateau Electric Cooperative, has been named to the same post at LaFollette Utilities Board, WLAF was the first to report Friday.
Cross, a Robbins resident, spent 15 years in the chief executive’s office at Plateau Electric before retiring in September 2023. He spent 22 years in finance at PEC before that, for a total career of 37 years with the utility district that provides electricity in Scott and Morgan counties.
Almost immediately after leaving PEC, Cross accepted a job as the city of Oak Ridge’s electric department manager, a post he has held since December 2023.
The Clarkrange native is a graduate of Tennessee Tech University. He and his wife, Cheryl, have six children.
According to WLAF, Cross’s appointment as LUB’s general manager came during a special called meeting Friday afternoon.
