PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 8, 2025
Central Maine Power Co.’s former vice president of customer service is taking over as president, effective immediately, the company announced Monday. Linda Ball, who had served in her previous role since 2019, succeeds Joe Purington, who became CEO of Avangrid Networks, which oversees parent company Avangrid’s utility subsidiaries in New York and New England, in July. CMP is Maine’s biggest electric utility and serves roughly 660,000 customers in southern and central parts of the state.