He was appointed by the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors on October 13, 2006, at a meeting in Knoxville.
Kilgore led Oglethorpe Power Corporation in Georgia from 1984 until 1998, serving as CEO the last seven years.
Kilgore was elected to Nuclear Energy Institute’s Executive Committee, for a three-year term, July 6, 2005.
At TVA, Kilgore has responsibility for three operating nuclear plants located in Tennessee and Alabama.
He has also been a member of the industry advisory board of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).