Gary N. Petersen was appointed to the Audit Committee in 2002. Since 1998 he has provided consulting services related to strategic and financial planning. Additionally he is president of Endres Processing LLC. From 1977 to 1998 Mr. Petersen was employed by Reliant Energy-Minnegasco. He served as president and chief operating officer of Reliant Energy-Minnegasco from 1991 to 1998. Prior to his employment at Minnegasco he was a senior auditor with Arthur Andersen. He currently serves on the boards of the YMCA of Metropolitan Minneapolis and the Dunwoody College of Technology. |