TVA board chair says Lyash stays as board announces 2.5% reduction in cost
TVA president Jeff Lyash (in a meeting at City Hall on Nov. 13, 2019) is going to stay despite criticism by President Trump and others, said TVA board chairman John Ryder. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
President Donald Trump called earlier this month for changes at the top of TVA including Lyash. But after Thursday's board meeting in Knoxville, new board chairman John Ryder of Memphis said there are no plans to oust Lyash.
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