Eric Hicks, a 23-year veteran at Sweetwater, TN, UB, is that utility’s new general manager.
He succeeds the late Robert Bettis, who passed away in January 2017 after a brief illness. Hicks had understudied Bettis as Sweetwater UB’s assistant GM since 2013.
Hicks started his Sweetwater UB career while still in high school, working as a co-op student during his senior year (1993-94). He started full-time at the utility later in 1994, then commenced TVPPA lineman training the next year.
Hicks completed TVPPA advanced line training in 2004. He added a TVPPA safety certification in 2009, at which time he became Sweetwater UB’s safety director and assistant superintendent/electric. He served in those capacities until his 2013 promotion to assistant general manager.