NES taps former Lee staffer as chief communications officer

Nashville Electric Service has named Laine Arnold, former communications director for Gov. Bill Lee, as the utility provider’s first-ever chief communications officer.

Arnold is a founding partner of Nashville-based public affairs firm BHA Strategy, for which she leads the strategic and crisis communications practice. She first began assisting NES with its communications earlier this year, and will officially join the company in mid-July. Her role will include internal and external communication as well as working with customer service, economic development, community and government relations, and the NES Electric Power Board.