Leadership
Board of Directors
William D. Harvey
Chairman of the Board
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Age 59 Mr. Harvey has served as Chairman of the Board of the Company, IPL and WPL since February 2006. He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and as the Chief Executive Officer of IPL, WPL and Resources since July 2005 and as President of Resources since January 2005. He previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and Chief Operating Officer of IPL, WPL and Resources since January 2004 and as Executive Vice President – Generation for the Company, IPL and Resources and President of WPL from 1998 to January 2004. |
Michael L. Bennett
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Age 55 Mr. Bennett has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Terra Industries Inc., an international producer of nitrogen products and methanol ingredients headquartered in Sioux City, Iowa, since April 2001. He also serves as Chairman of the Board for Terra Nitrogen GP Inc., a subsidiary of Terra Industries Inc. Mr. Bennett has served as a Director of IPL and WPL since 2003. Mr. Bennett is Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Lead Independent Director. |
Darryl B. Hazel
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Age 60 Mr. Hazel has served as Senior Vice President, Global Services Initiatives of the Ford Motor Company since September 2009. From March 2006 to September 2009 Mr. Hazel served as Senior Vice President of the Ford Motor Company and President of the Ford Customer Service Division. He previously served as President of Marketing of Ford Motor Company from 2005 to 2006; President of the Ford Division in 2005; President of the Lincoln Mercury Division from 2002 to 2003 and General Manager of the Ford Customer Service Division from 2001 to 2002. Mr. Hazel joined the Ford Motor Company in 1972. Mr. Hazel has served as a Director of Interstate Power and Light Co., Wisconsin Power and Light Co. and Alliant Energy Resources since 2006. |
Singleton B. McAllister
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Age 56 Ms. McAllister has been a partner in the Washington D. C. office of the law firm of LeClair & Ryan LLP since October 2007. She previously served as a partner in the law firm of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P. C. from July 2005 to October 2007. Ms. McAllister served as the Corporate Diversity Counsel practice group chair and in the public law and policy strategies group of the Washington, D.C. law firm office of Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, LLP from 2003 to July 2005. She serves on the Board of Directors of United Rentals, Inc. Ms. McAllister has served as a Director of IPL and WPL since 2001. |
Ann K. Newhall
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Age 57 Ms. Newhall retired in August 2008 from her position as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Secretary and a Director of Rural Cellular Corporation ("RCC"), a cellular communications corporation located in Alexandria, Minn, following RCC's sale to Verizon. Ms. Newhall held this position from 2000-2008. Ms. Newhall has served as a Director of IPL and WPL since 2003. Ms. Newhall is Chairperson of the Compensation & Personnel Committee. |
Dean C. Oestreich
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Age 56 Mr. Oestreich has been Chairman of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., developer and supplier of advanced plant genetics, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of DuPont Corporation, located in Johnston, Iowa, since November 2007. He has served as Vice President of DuPont Corporation since 2004. He previously served as President of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. from 2004 to 2007. Mr. Oestreich previously served as Vice President and Business Director of North America from 2002 to 2004. Mr. Oestreich has served as a Director of IPL and WPL since 2005. Mr. Oestreich is Chairperson of the Environmental, Nuclear, Health and Safety Committee. |
David A. Perdue
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Age 59 Mr. Perdue retired in July 2007 from his position as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Dollar General Corporation, a retail organization headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tenn., following its sale to a private equity firm. He was named Chief Executive Officer and a Director in April 2003 and elected Chairman of the Board in June 2003. From July 2002 to March 2003, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pillowtex Corporation, a textile manufacturing company located in Kannapolis, N.C. Mr. Perdue serves on the Board of Directors of Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. Mr. Perdue has served as a Director of IPL and WPL since 2001. |
Judith D. Pyle
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Age 65 Ms. Pyle is President of Judith Dion Pyle and Associates, a financial services company located in Middleton, Wis. Prior to assuming her current position in 2003, she served as Vice Chair of The Pyle Group, a financial services company located in Madison, Wis. She previously served as Vice Chair and Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing of Rayovac Corporation, a battery and lighting products manufacturer located in Madison, Wis. In addition, Ms. Pyle is a Director of Uniek, Inc. Ms. Pyle has served as a Director of WPL since 1994 and of IPL since 1998. |
Carol P. Sanders
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Age 41 Ms. Sanders has served as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company of Neenah, Wis., a nationwide insurer that specializes in protecting jewelers and personal jewelry, since 2004. She previously served as Controller and Assistant Treasurer of Sentry Insurance located in Stevens Point, Wis. from 2001 to 2004. Ms. Sanders has served as a Director of IPL and WPL since 2005. Ms. Sanders is Chairperson of the Audit Committee. |
