NRG Yield Appoints Chad Plotkin As CFO - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - NRG Yield, Inc. (NYLD) announced the appointment of Chad Plotkin as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective November 7, 2016. Chad Plotkin succeeds Kirkland Andrews, who will continue in his role as a member of the Board and as CFO of NRG Yield's parent company, NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG). Chad Plotkin has been employed by NRG Energy, Inc. for over nine years while most recently serving as Senior Vice President, Finance and Strategy for NRG Yield.

On November 2, NRG Yield's Board declared a quarterly dividend on Class A and Class C common stock of $0.25 per share ($1.00 per share annualized) payable on December 15, 2016, to stockholders of record as of December 1, 2016. This equates to a 4.2% increase over the prior quarter and an increase of 16% over the previous year.