Paul Heanue was officially named general manager of the Hingham Municipal Light Plant on Feb. 22, 2012. He has been serving as acting manager since June of 2011, when John Tzimorangas vacated the position to become CEO of Energy New England.
Previously, Heanue had served as assistant general manager since 2007. Heanue entered the utility world with Comm/Gas in 1982 where he performed a variety of utility functions including labor relations. He also served as president of his union, Steelworkers 1204. He entered the electric field in 1994 at Cambridge Electric Light as director of operations. Heanue earned his undergraduate degree at Northeastern University and an MBA at Nichols College. A native of Roslindale, Mass., he now lives in Walpole.