In this concluding episode, Beyer discusses his move to Pedernales Electric Cooperative, the largest electric distribution cooperative in the US. He moved to the role in no small part because of his love for the Texas Hill Country (much like the host Tom Fox-see The Hill Country Podcast). In addition to moving into the CCO chair, Beyer found the risks in such a non-profit electric cooperative very different than a publicly-traded for-profit enterprise. Beyer has also continued to expand his Compliance Toolkit while sitting in the CCO See more +

In this concluding episode, Beyer discusses his move to Pedernales Electric Cooperative, the largest electric distribution cooperative in the US. He moved to the role in no small part because of his love for the Texas Hill Country (much like the host Tom Fox-see The Hill Country Podcast). In addition to moving into the CCO chair, Beyer found the risks in such a non-profit electric cooperative very different than a publicly-traded for-profit enterprise. Beyer has also continued to expand his Compliance Toolkit while sitting in the CCO chair.

Tool No. 11 was the lesson that the CCO could not, should not, and did not do everything in the compliance arena. The ‘who’ of doing it is quite important. The company’s customers are a rural base in the Hill Country of Texas, and relationships are very important.

Tool No. 12 was expanding his compliance remit to include privacy. Simply because you are a US-centric business does not mean privacy rights do not exist. While they may not rise to the level of GDPR, they exist even in Texas. See less -