RAPID CITY, S.D., July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Black Hills Corp.
(NYSE: BKH) announced today the appointment of Scott Buchholz as senior vice
president -- chief information officer and Lynn Wilson as senior vice
president -- communications and investor relations. Both will begin their new
roles at the close of Black Hills' acquisition of Aquila's natural gas and
electric utility properties in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska.
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Before coming to Black Hills, Buchholz was Aquila Inc.'s vice president of
information technology and had been with Aquila for 28 years. Along with other
information technology roles, he has been trained as a Six Sigma black belt.
He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Bellevue
University and has an M.B.A. from Rockhurst University. His responsibilities
for Black Hills include business applications, hardware/software
infrastructure, information technology operations, information security,
voice/data communications and data base management.
Before coming to Black Hills, Wilson was most recently Aquila's vice
president of communications and investor relations. During her 11 years at
Aquila, she held various positions within the company's energy marketing,
utility and corporate divisions, including leadership roles in commodity
transaction structuring, utility gas supply and human resources. She earned a
bachelor's degree in marketing from Bellevue University and an M.B.A. from
Rockhurst University. Her responsibilities at Black Hills include the creation
and execution of all communications with employees, market analysts,
investors, customers, suppliers, media, the general public and other
stakeholders.
David R. Emery, chairman, president and chief executive officer for Black
Hills Corp., said that Buchholz and Wilson will fill vital roles within the
company. "We welcome Scott and Lynn to the Black Hills Corp. officer team and
appreciate their efforts during the transition period from deal announcement
to closing the Aquila transaction," Emery said. "With their industry
experience and knowledge of the Aquila utility properties that Black Hills
expects to acquire, they will be invaluable as key business partners to help
us achieve our strategic objectives and grow shareholder value."
ABOUT BLACK HILLS CORPORATION
Black Hills Corporation is a diversified energy company. Its utility
businesses serve western South Dakota, northeastern and southeastern Wyoming,
and southeastern Montana. The corporation's non-regulated energy businesses
generate electricity, produce natural gas, oil and coal, and market energy.
Learn more at http://www.blackhillscorp.com.
SOURCE Black Hills Corporation
Investor Relations, Jeff Berzina, +1-605-2346; or Media, Barbara Zar,
+1-601-721-2366, both for Black Hills Corporation
