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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
OF THE REGISTRANT
The information relating to our directors
required by Item 10 is set forth in our definitive proxy statement
to be filed with the SEC for our 2003 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
to be held on June 16, 2003. Such information is incorporated herein
by reference to the material appearing under the caption “Election
of Directors” in the proxy statement to be filed by us with the
SEC.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
|
| Name |
Age |
Present Office |
Other Offices or Positions
Held
During the Past Five Years |
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| James S. Haines, Jr. |
56 |
Director, Chief Executive
Officer
and President (since December
2002) |
The
University of Texas at El Paso –
Adjunct Professor and Skov Professor
of Business Ethics
(
January 2002 to Present)
El Paso Electric Company –
Director, President and Chief
Executive Officer
(May
1996 to November 2001) |
|
| William B. Moore |
50 |
Executive Vice President
and Chief
Operating Officer
(since December 2002) |
Saber
Partners, LLC –
Senior Managing Director and Senior
Advisor
(October
2000 to December 2002)
Westar Energy –
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer,
Treasurer
(May 1999 to August 2000)
Acting Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer (October 1998 to May 1999)
Chairman of the Board, KGE, and
President
(June
1995 to October 1998) |
|
| Mark A. Ruelle |
41 |
Executive Vice President
and
Chief Financial Officer
(since January 2003) |
Sierra
Pacific Resources, Inc. –
President, Nevada Power Company
(June
2001 to May 2002)
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer
(March
1997 to May 2001) |
|
| Richard A. Dixon |
59 |
Senior Vice President,
Operations Strategy
(since March 2003) |
Westar
Energy, Inc. –
Senior Vice President, Customer
Operations
(October
2001 to March 2003)
Vice President, Transmission Services
(May
2000 to October 2001)
Executive Director, System Operations
(January
1999 to April 2000)
Executive Director, Transmission
Services
(September
1996 to December 1998) |
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| Douglas R. Sterbenz |
39 |
Senior Vice President,
Generation and Marketing
(since October 2001) |
Westar
Energy, Inc. –
Senior Director, Bulk Power Marketing
(January
1999 to October 2001)
Manager, Bulk Power Marketing
(August
1998 to December 1998)
Energy Trader (May 1997 to July
1998) |
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