This change will expand the size of Entergy's board to 11 directors. Ropp will serve on Entergy's audit and corporate governance committees. A Louisiana native, Ropp, 66, recently retired as senior equity partner and senior managing director of the energy investment firm Barrow Hanley Global Investors based in Dallas, Texas. Barrow Hanley has historically been one of Entergy's largest institutional investors. In this role, Ropp served as a lead equity portfolio manager focused on strategy, new business development, marketing and client service with more than $5 billion in assets under management in Large Cap Value, Dividend Focused Value and US ESG Value. He also served as a member of the Executive Committee from 2017 to 2024.