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David Sokol

 
Chmn., CEO - Mid American Energy Holdings Co.
 
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Company Name : Mid American Energy Holdings Co.
 
Company Website : www.midamerican.com
 
Company Address : 666 Grand Ave.
, Des Moines, IA,
United States,
 
David Sokol Profile :
Chmn., CEO - Mid American Energy Holdings Co.
 
David Sokol Biography :

David L. Sokol, 51, is chairman and chief executive officer of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company. MidAmerican has $34.4 billion in assets and is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, which owns 88.2 percent of the company.

In February 1991, Sokol joined the company as chairman, president and chief executive officer. At that time the company owned and operated one geothermal power project, which it had developed and constructed. Today, the company has grown into a thriving worldwide energy services provider with 17,800 employees and annual revenues of approximately $10.4 billion.

Through its utility subsidiaries, MidAmerican Energy and PacifiCorp in the United States and Northern Electric and Yorkshire Electricity in the United Kingdom, the company provides electric and natural gas service to approximately 6.7 million customers. Through CalEnergy, the company's independent power production business, and the utility operations of MidAmerican Energy and PacifiCorp, MidAmerican manages and owns interests in approximately 17,800 megawatts of diversified power generation facilities, 15 percent of which is from renewable resources such as geothermal and wind.

With the acquisition of Kern River Gas Transmission Company in March 2002 and the acquisition of Northern Natural Gas Company in August 2002, MidAmerican established itself as a leading owner of interstate natural gas pipeline systems in the United States. These companies deliver approximately 8 percent of the average daily volume of natural gas in North America through their combined 18,100 miles of pipeline.

Sokol earned his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1978 and holds an honorary doctorate degree from Bellevue University, Bellevue, Neb. A native of Omaha, Neb., Sokol has been active in the community throughout his career.

Sokol enjoys hunting, fishing, running and skiing. The Sokols have a son, D.J. (deceased), and a daughter, Kelly.



Board Memberships

Member of the Horatio Alger Association Board of Directors and Executive Committee

Member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Leadership Advisory Board of Directors

Chairman of the Omaha Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority

Member of the Board of Heritage Services

Member of the Board of Governors, Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben

Member of the Creighton University Board of Directors

Member of the Board of Directors of the College World Series

USSTRATCOM Consultation Committee

Board of Trustees Mid-America Council, Boy Scouts of America



Highlights and Achievements

Lifetime Member, Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, April 2004

Omaha Business Hall of Fame Award, Greater Omaha Foundation, April 2004

Waite Medal for Leadership Award, Creighton University, April 2004

Volunteer of the Year, Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, 2001

Individual Achievement Award, The Energy Daily, 2001

CEO of the Year, Financial Times Energy Global Awards, 2000

Mancuso Award, Omaha Sportscasters Association, 2000

Community Service Award, Chancellor's Commission on the Status of Women, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1999

Order of the Tower Award, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1998

Distinguished Graduate Award, National Catholic Education Association, 1998

Industrial Entrepreneur of the Year, Iowa/Nebraska Region, 1997

Honorary Doctorate Degree, Bellevue University, Bellevue, Nebraska, 1997

Maverick Man of the Year, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1996

Viking of Distinction Award, Omaha North High School, Omaha, Nebraska, 1996

Silver Beaver Award, Boy Scouts of America Mid-America Council, 1996

Lifetime Membership, Omicron Delta Kappa, University of Nebraska, November 1994

Heritage Patron Award, Boy Scouts of America Mid-America Council, June 1993

Whitney M. Young, Jr. Award, Boy Scouts of America Mid-America Council, June 1993

Alumnus Achievement Award, University of Nebraska at Omaha Alumni Association, May 1992

Included in Crain's New York Business Magazine, selection of "40 Under 40," January 1990

Voted "Executive of the Year" by Alternative Sources Energy Magazine, May 1988

 
David Sokol Colleagues :
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Gregory Abel

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Maureen Sammon

Sr. VP, Chief Administrative Officer Please login

Patrick Goodman

Sr. VP, CFO Please login

Douglas Anderson

Sr. VP, General Counsel Please login

Joseph Sullivan

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