Leadership
Board of Directors
William D. Harvey
Chairman of the Board
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Age 58 Mr. Harvey has served as Chairman of the Board since February 2006. He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Chief Executive Officer of Interstate Power & Light Co. (IPL), Wisconsin Power & Light Co. (WPL) and Alliant Energy Resources, Inc. (AER) since July 2005, and President of AER since January 2005. Mr. Harvey served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and Chief Operating Officer of IP&L, WP&L and AER from January 2004 through June 2005. He previously served as Executive Vice President - Generation for the Company, IP&L and AER and President of WP&L from 1998 to January 2004. He also previously served at WP&L as Senior Vice President from 1993 to 1998, Vice President and General Counsel from 1990 to 1993 and Vice President and Associate General Counsel from 1986 to 1990. |
Michael L. Bennett
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Age 53 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. From 1997 to 2001, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Terra Industries Inc. 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 Interstate Power & Light Co., Wisconsin Power & Light Co. and Alliant Energy Resources 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 59 Mr. Hazel has served as Senior Vice President of the Ford Motor Company and President of the Ford Customer Service Division since March 2006. Hazel joined the Ford Motor Company in 1972. 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 has served as a Director of Interstate Power and Light Co., Wisconsin Power and Light Co. and Alliant Energy Resources since 2006. |
James A. Leach
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Age 65 Former Congressman Leach is Director of the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University as of September 2007. Leach has taken a leave of absence for the 2007-2008 academic year from his position as the John L. Weinberg Professor of Public and International Policy at the Woodrow Wilson School of Princeton University in Princeton, N.J., a position he has held since 2007. Congressman Leach served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Iowa during the period of 1977 through 2006. He serves on the Board of Directors of United Fire and Casualty Company. Mr. Leach has served as a Director of Interstate Power and Light Co., Wisconsin Power and Light Co. and Alliant Energy Resources since 2007. |
Singleton B. McAllister
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Age 55 Ms. McAllister is a partner in the Washington, D.C. law firm of LeClairRyan. She practices administrative law and government relations and also employment counseling, training and audits. She was previously with Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C. from July 2005 through October 2007. From 2003 to 2005 she was with the law firm of Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, LLP. She also serves on the Board of Directors of United Rentals, Inc. Ms. McAllister has served as a Director of Interstate Power & Light Co. (or predecessor companies), Wisconsin Power & Light Co. and Alliant Energy Resources since 2001. Ms. McAllister is Chairperson of the Compensation and Personnel Committee. |
Ann K. Newhall
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Age 56 Ms. Newhall is Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Secretary and a Director of Rural Cellular Corporation, a cellular communications corporation located in Alexandria, Minn. She has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since August 2000, as Secretary since February 2000 and as a Director since August 1999. Prior to assuming her current positions, she served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel from 1999 to 2000. She was previously a shareholder and President of the Moss & Barnett law firm in Minneapolis, Minn. Ms. Newhall has served as a Director of Interstate Power & Light Co., Wisconsin Power & Light Co. and Alliant Energy Resources since 2003. |
Dean C. Oestreich
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Age 55 Mr. Oestreich is chairman of Pioneer Hi-Bred and vice president – DuPont. Pioneer is a developer and supplier of advanced plant genetics, and a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont Corporation. He previously served as Vice President and Business Director of North America from 2002 to 2004, Vice President and Director of Supply Management from 2001 to 2002 and Vice President and Director for Africa, Middle East, Asia and Pacific from 1999-2001. Mr. Oestreich was appointed a Director of the Company, Interstate Power & Light Co., Wisconsin Power & Light Co. and Alliant Energy Resources in July 2005. Mr. Oestreich is Chairperson of the Environmental, Nuclear, Health, and Safety Committee. |
David A. Perdue
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Age 57 Mr. Perdue retired from his position as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Dollar General Corporation, a sales organization headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tenn., following its sale to a private equity firm. Mr. Perdue held this position from 2003-2007. 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. From 1998 to 2002, he was employed by Reebok International Limited, where he served as President of the Reebok Brand from 2000 to 2002. Mr. Perdue has served as a Director of Interstate Power & Light Co. (or predecessor companies), Wisconsin Power & Light Co. and Alliant Energy Resources since 2001. |
Judith D. Pyle
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Age 64 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 Wisconsin Power & Light Co. since 1994, of Alliant Energy Resources since 1992 and of Interstate Power & Light Co. (or predecessor companies) since 1998. |
Carol P. Sanders
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Age 40 Ms. Sanders is the Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company, a nationwide insurer that specializes in protecting jewelers and personal jewelry. Ms. Sanders joined Jewelers Mutual Insurance in 2004 after serving as Controller and Assistant Treasurer of Sentry Insurance, Vice President and Treasurer of American Medical Security, Inc., and Treasurer of Secura Insurance. She also previously worked in the public accounting field. Ms. Sanders has served as a Director of Interstate Power and Light Co., Wisconsin Power and Light Co. and Alliant Energy Resources since 2005. Ms. Sanders is Chairperson of the Audit Committee. |
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