NorthWestern Announces Management Adjustments Nasdaq:NWE

Brian Bird to come to be company’s president and main running officer
Bob Rowe to continue being main executive officer Crystal Lail to come to be chief economical officer
Jeanne Vold to develop into vice president – technological know-how.

Dana Dykhouse to turn into Board Chair following retirement of
Stephen Adik and Julia Johnson right after the 2021 once-a-year assembly of shareholders.

BUTTE, Mont. and SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Feb. 09, 2021 (Globe NEWSWIRE) — Bob Rowe, president and chief executive officer of NorthWestern Company d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (Nasdaq: NWE) these days introduced a number of key government and board alterations. “Today’s announcement is component of deliberate succession setting up that reflects a powerful firm, constructing on its successes with its eyes toward the future,” stated Rowe. The govt leadership changes will be powerful February 15, 2021, and the board retirements will be powerful subsequent the company’s 2021 yearly assembly of shareholders, currently scheduled for April 22, 2021.

Brian Chicken to come to be president and chief running officer

The board of administrators authorised the promotion of Brian Fowl to president and main operating officer. Rowe will keep on being as main government officer.

As president and chief functioning officer, Bird will oversee NorthWestern Energy’s operations, such as electrical and purely natural fuel transmission and distribution, electrical power offer, client care, and technological know-how. He will continue on to report to Rowe.

“Brian has been a essential NorthWestern Electricity leader above the past 17 years and performed an instrumental position in guiding the company to today’s strong fiscal footing,” claimed Rowe. “He is a highly regarded market financial leader, with an fantastic being familiar with of our functions as effectively. This can make him best for his new part as president and main working officer.”

Crystal Lail to come to be chief fiscal officer

The board of administrators also authorised Crystal Lail as the company’s main financial officer. Lail most not too long ago served as the company’s chief accounting officer and, prior to that, vice president and controller. She will report specifically to Rowe and will oversee the company’s accounting, treasury, fiscal preparing, tax, and trader relations functions. Jeff Berzina, NorthWestern Energy’s controller considering that April 2020, has assumed responsibility for the company’s accounting and fiscal reporting features and will carry on to report to Lail.

“Crystal has been a cornerstone of our accounting and economic reporting function for many many years,” reported Rowe. “Her leadership there and the corporation-large comprehension she attained in that part will prove advantageous as she ascends to the chief economical officer job for NorthWestern.”

Jeanne Vold to develop into vice president – technological innovation

The board of directors also authorized Jeanne Vold as vice president – engineering. Vold, as vice president – engineering, will be a part of NorthWestern Energy’s government crew, reflecting the ever-growing significance of technological know-how to the company’s small business. Vold previously served as small business technology officer and has led the company’s technology methods for the earlier eight yrs. She will proceed to report to Fowl.

Stephen Adik and Julia Johnson to retire from Board Dana Dykhouse to grow to be chair powerful at shut of annual stockholders’ meeting

In addition to these appointments, Stephen Adik and Julia Johnson each not long ago notified the firm of their intent to retire from the company’s board of administrators, productive as of the election of administrators at the Company’s upcoming once-a-year assembly of shareholders presently scheduled for April 22, 2021. Adik and Johnson just about every have served on the board of directors for far more than 15 years.

The board of administrators has chosen Dana Dykhouse, main government officer of To start with Leading Bank, to do well Adik as the non-govt board chair and, Jeffrey Yingling to triumph Johnson as chair of the board’s nominating and governance committee. Mahvash Yazdi will thrive Dykhouse as the chair of the board’s human methods committee. Linda Sullivan will carry on as chair of the audit committee, and Jan Horsfall will remain chair of the safety, environmental, technology, and operations committee.

Subsequent the two retirement bulletins, Rowe stated, “Steve Adik and Julia Johnson have been priceless board users. Their distinguished careers, experience, and stature within just the utility marketplace have been important variables in our results, starting with the company’s emergence from bankruptcy in 2004 and continuing today. We will skip their existence and management on our board. I search ahead to their friendship and suggestions for lots of years to occur. We are lucky to have another skilled chief, Dana Dykhouse, to acquire about the reins as unbiased board chair. Dana has been an excellent human methods committee chair. He has been lively in all facets of the board’s duties. He is a revered leader and provides initially-hand information of our service territory to tutorial our board by means of its subsequent chapter.”

About NorthWestern Energy

NorthWestern Company, executing business as NorthWestern Strength, provides energy and / or organic gasoline to around 734,800 customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone Countrywide Park. We have created and distributed electricity in South Dakota and distributed normal gas in South Dakota and Nebraska given that 1923 and, have created and distributed electrical power and dispersed normal gasoline in Montana considering the fact that 2002. Additional info on NorthWestern Energy is accessible on the firm’s Net internet site at www.northwesternenergy.com.

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