Board of Directors |
| | Harry J. Pearce - 67
(
13
)
Detroit, Michigan
Expertise: Multinational business management, finance, engineering and law
Chairman of MDU Resources Board of Directors; retired, formerly chairman of Hughes Electronics Corp., a unit of General Motors Corp., and former vice chairman and director of GM; a director of several major corporations.
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| | Terry D. Hildestad - 60
(
4
)
Bismarck, North Dakota
Expertise: Business development and management
President and Chief Executive Officer; formerly chief operating officer of MDU Resources and formerly president and chief executive officer of Knife River Corporation. |  |
| | A. Bart Holaday - 67
(
2
)
Placitas, New Mexico, and Grand Forks, North Dakota
Expertise: Natural gas and oil industry, business development, finance and law.
Retired, formerly managing director of Private Markets Group of UBS Asset Management; on the boards of several organizations. |  |
| | Thomas Everist - 60
(
15
)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Expertise: Business management, construction and sand, gravel and aggregate production
President and chairman of The Everist Co., a construction materials company; a director of several corporations. |  |
| | Karen B. Fagg - 56
(
5
)
Billings, Montana
Expertise: Engineering and business management.
Vice president of DOWL HKM, formerly president and majority owner of HKM Engineering Inc. and vice president of operations for Mountain States Energy Inc.; on the boards of several organizations. |  |
| | Dennis W. Johnson - 60
(
9
)
Dickinson, North Dakota
Expertise: Business management, engineering and finance.
Chairman and chief executive officer of TMI Systems Design Corp., a custom institutional furniture manufacturer; a former director of Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. |  |
| | Thomas C. Knudson - 63
(
2
)
Houston, Texas
Expertise: Natural gas and oil industry, sustainable development and engineering.
President of Tom Knudson Interests LLC, providing consulting services in energy, sustainable development and leadership; former senior vice president of human resources, information management and communications of ConocoPhillips. |  |
| | Richard H. Lewis - 60
(
5
)
Denver, Colorado
Expertise: Natural gas and oil industry.
Founder and former chairman, president and chief executive officer of Prima Energy Corp., a natural gas and oil exploration and production company, and chairman of Entre Pure Industries Inc., a privately held purified water and ice business; a board member of Colorado Oil and Gas Association and a director of Colorado State Bank and Trust. |  |
| | Patricia L. Moss - 56
(
7
)
Bend, Oregon
Expertise: Finance and human resources.
President, chief executive officer and a director of Cascade Bancorp and Bank of the Cascades; a director of several other corporations. |  |
| | Sister Thomas Welder, O.S.B. - 69
(
22
)
Bismarck, North Dakota
Expertise: Business development and management.
President Emerita of University of Mary; a director of several organizations. |  |
| | John K. Wilson - 55
(
7
)
Omaha, Nebraska
Expertise: Finance and natural gas industry.
President of Durham Resources LLC, a privately held financial management company, and president of Durham Foundation; a director of a mutual fund. |  |
Management Policy Committee |
| | Terry D. Hildestad - 60
(
35
)
President and Chief Executive Officer, MDU Resources.
Serves on the company’s Board of Directors and as chairman of the board of all major subsidiary companies; formerly chief operating officer of MDU Resources and formerly president and chief executive officer of Knife River Corp. | |
| | Steven L. Bietz - 51
(
29
)
President and Chief Executive Officer, WBI Holdings Inc.
Formerly held executive and management positions with WBI Holdings. |  |
| | Mark Del Vecchio - 50
(
6
)
Vice President of Human Resources, MDU Resources. Formerly director of compensation and executive programs of MDU Resources. |  |
| | David L. Goodin - 48
(
26
)
President and Chief Executive Officer, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., Great Plains Natural Gas Co., Cascade Natural Gas Corp. and Intermountain Gas Co. Formerly executive vice president of operations and acquisitions with Montana-Dakota. |  |
| | John G. Harp - 57
(
34
)
President and Chief Executive Officer, MDU Construction Services Group Inc. Formerly owned construction services companies that were acquired by MDU Resources. |  |
| | Cynthia J. Norland - 55
(
25
)
Vice President of Administration, MDU Resources. Formerly associate general council of MDU Resources. |  |
| | Paul K. Sandness - 55
(
29
)
General Counsel and Secretary, MDU Resources.
Serves as general counsel and secretary of all major company subsidiaries; formerly senior attorney and held other positions of increasing responsibility with MDU Resources. |  |
| | William E. Schneider - 61
(
16
)
President and Chief Executive Officer, Knife River Corp. Serves as chief executive officer of all construction materials and contracting subsidiaries of Knife River; formerly senior vice president of construction materials of Knife River. |  |
| | Doran N. Schwartz - 40
(
5
)
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, MDU Resources. Serves as senior financial officer and member of the boards of directors of all major subsidiary companies; formerly chief accounting officer of MDU Resources. |  |
Other Corporate and Senior Company Officers |
| | William E. Connors - 48
(
5
)
Vice President of Renewable Resources, MDU Resources. | |
| | Nicole A. Kivisto - 36
(
14
)
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, MDU Resources. | |
| | Douglass A. Mahowald - 60
(
27
)
Treasurer, MDU Resources. | |
| | John P. Stumpf - 50
(
17
)
Vice President of Strategic Planning, MDU Resources. | |