Kathy McGowan was elected by written consent of the Board of Directors on May 22, 2007. Ms. McGowan currently serves as Senior Vice President at GE Energy Financial Services, a position she was promoted to in March 2007. She joined GE in June 2004 as Vice President. From 2003 to 2004, she was a Principal at Hopewell Partners, an energy advisory firm. From 1987 to 2003, Ms. McGowan worked for ABB in a variety of financial management positions of increasing responsibility, ultimately being named Director and Project Finance Leader for the Global Power Group of ABB Equity Ventures, the project development and investment arm of ABB. Ms. McGowan received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with High Distinction from the University of Virginia in 1983 and an MBA from the Darden School of Business in 1987.