ACES is pleased to announce that Joanna Lehner has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, following the retirement of David Claspell. In Joanna’s new role, she will oversee the Accounting, Corporate Affairs, Human Resources, Legal and Corporate Compliance, and Settlements teams. Joanna joined ACES in March 2011 and has served as …
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1803 Electric Cooperative Inc. Becomes ACES’ Newest Member
ACES announced today that 1803 Electric Cooperative Inc. (1803), located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, became its newest Member effective May 1, 2024. As a Member of ACES, 1803 owns an equity share in the company and holds two seats on the ACES Board of Directors, allowing them to have input into the operations and strategic …
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ACES Celebrates 25 Years of Excellence in Energy
ACES is excited to celebrate our 25th anniversary of operations as of February 1, 2024. Energy markets experienced dramatic changes with the advent of competition in the late 1990s. To assist with overcoming these new challenges, four G&Ts – Buckeye Power, East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC), Southern Illinois Power Cooperative (SIPC), and Wabash Valley Power …
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ACES Senior Officer Promotions
ACES is pleased to announce two senior level promotions! Andrew Hall has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, and Andy Whitesitt has assumed a new role titled Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. In Andrew’s new role, he will oversee the Portfolio Strategy, Portfolio Modeling, Resource Planning, Origination, and Transmission …
East Texas Electric Cooperative and
Minnkota Power Cooperative Become ACES’ Newest Members
ACES announced that East Texas Electric Cooperative (ETEC), located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and Minnkota Power Cooperative (Minnkota), located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, will become its newest Members effective January 1, 2023. As Members of ACES, ETEC and Minnkota each own an equity share in the company and hold two seats on the ACES Board …
Matthew Fischesser Promoted to Vice President and CIO
ACES is pleased to announce that Matthew Fischesser has been promoted to Vice President and CIO. Matt has been serving as Interim CIO while we conducted an internal and external search to replace Chris Haas. There was an excellent pool of candidates, and ACES’ Senior Officers ultimately selected Matt for this role. Matt joined ACES …
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Chris Haas Named New CEO of Meridian Cooperative
ACES announced today that Christopher D. Haas will succeed Riley “RB” Sloan as Meridian Cooperative’s Chief Executive Officer, effective May 16, 2022. RB Sloan has served as President and CEO of Meridian since 2013 and will be retiring. Chris Haas is currently Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at ACES, an energy risk management …
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Jeff Conrad Named Next CEO of Wabash Valley Power Alliance
Wabash Valley Power Alliance’s (WVPA) Board of Directors announced today that Jeff Conrad will become the generation and transmission cooperative’s next President & Chief Executive Officer. Conrad currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of WVPA and has served in leadership roles throughout the organization since joining in 1999. Conrad will become Wabash Valley Power Alliance’s …
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Wolverine Power Cooperative, Inc. Becomes ACES’ Newest Member
Wolverine Power Cooperative (Wolverine) located in Cadillac, Michigan became a Member of ACES, effective January 1, 2022. Wolverine has been a Customer of ACES since 2017, utilizing a variety of ACES’ market, load forecasting, and risk management services. As a Member, Wolverine will expand the services it receives from ACES. As a Member of ACES, …
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NRCO Announces New CEO
The NRCO board announced today that, after conducting a nationwide search, they selected Mike Keyser as NRCO’s new CEO, effective January 1, 2022. Mike is currently CEO at BARC Electric, one of Old Dominion Electric Cooperative’s members. Mike succeeds Amadou Fall who served as NRCO’s CEO from its inception in 2008 until earlier this year …