McAulay Smith Successfully Recruits Vice President of Ops - Ohio

Ohio – September 29, 2025 - McAulay Smith successfully recruited Brian Brackney to be the Vice President of Operations – Ohio for a leading investor-owned utility. 

Brian was recruited from his most recent role as Director of North Electric Region at Ameren, where he spent the last 32 years in a variety of leadership roles to include Senior Manager Operations, Superintendent of Electric Operations and Supervisor of Electric Operations.

Brian earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management from University of Illinois Springfield.

Steve Smith managed the search.

The McAulay Smith Firm is a performance-based retained executive search firm that partners with clients to recruit for executive management positions.  Established in 1995, The McAulay Smith Firm has completed over 950 engagements for numerous client companies in 32 states and 10 countries.