Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Koertner has served as a Director since December 2007. Mr. Koertner joined us in 1998 as senior vice president, treasurer and chief financial officer and became our president and chief executive officer in December 2003. Prior to joining us, Mr. Koertner served as vice president at Central Illinois Public Service Company from 1989 until 1998.
Jack L. Alexander
Director
Mr. Alexander has served as a Director since December 2007. Mr. Alexander has been a business advisor providing advisory and consulting services to MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company since 2005. Mr. Alexander was previously at MidAmerican Energy Company (a Berkshire Hathaway company), a large electric utility company based in Iowa, from 1973 to 2005, where he served in various roles, most recently as senior vice president of supply and marketing from 2002 to 2005.
Mr. Altenbaumer has served as a Director since 2006. Mr. Altenbaumer is an independent consultant, having retired in 2004 as president of Illinois Power, an electric and natural gas delivery company, and executive vice president for regulated energy delivery, Dynegy Inc., a wholesale power, capacity and ancillary services provider. Mr. Altenbaumer provides business advisory and consulting services to several organizations both in and outside of the energy industry. He is also the fund manager of InDecatur Ventures, LLC, a venture capital investment group focused on economic development opportunities in Decatur, Illinois.
Mr. Fayne has served as a Director since December 2007. Mr. Fayne has been providing advisory and consulting services to various companies, including Century Aluminum Company and Pace Global Energy Services, since 2005. Mr. Fayne was previously at American Electric Power, a large electric utility company based in Columbus, Ohio, from 1974 to 2004, where he served in various roles, most recently as executive vice president of energy delivery from 2001 to 2004.
Mr. Moore is an independent consultant and is the sole proprietor of Primus Financial Group, LLC. Mr. Moore provides financial advisory and consulting services to a financial institution that invests in the renewable energy, leasing and asset finance businesses. Mr. Moore previously held leadership positions with Chase Equipment Leasing, Inc. as a Senior Vice President and with JPMorgan Capital Corporation as a Managing Director, each of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Ms. Johnson has served as a Director since December 2007. Since 2003, Ms. Johnson has been employed by Block and Company, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of money handling and office products based in Illinois, where she has held the positions of vice president and chief financial officer and, more recently, executive vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to that Ms. Johnson was a vice president‑operations finance with Encompass Services Corporation, an electrical and mechanical construction company based in Kansas, from 1999 to 2003. Ms. Johnson served as our controller from 1992 to 1998 and vice president and controller through 1999.
Mr. Johnson has served as a Director since December 2007. Mr. Johnson retired from his position as the vice president and general counsel of Xcel Energy in March 2007. Mr. Johnson occupied this position from the incorporation of Xcel Energy in 2000 until his retirement.
Mr. Patterson has served as a Director since December 2007.
Mr. Patterson served as senior vice president of Pennichuck Corporation, an investor-owned water
company located in New Hampshire, from 2006 until June 2008, when he resigned from his position at
Pennichuck Corporation. Mr. Patterson joined Pennichuck Corporation in 2005 as vice president and
chief financial officer. From January 2003 to January 2005, he served as executive advisor to Concentric
Energy Advisors, a private firm located in Marlborough, Massachusetts, providing financial advisory and
consulting services for utilities. From June 2001 through January 2005, he provided financial advisory
and consulting services for utilities as president of EnSTAR Management Corporation, a company
which he founded. Mr. Patterson continues to serve as president of EnSTAR, and following his
resignation from Pennichuck Corporation, Mr. Patterson has returned to EnSTAR full-time.
With its strong financial
position, MYR
believes
it can compete effectively
across the U.S. and has
the ability to
perform
multiple large
scale projects.