People: Pike Electric Corp (PIKE.N)


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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

J. Eric Pike

44 2005 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer

Anthony Slater

42 2009 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President

James Benfield

50 2010 President of Pike Electric, LLC

Audie Simmons

56 2008 Principal Operating Officer, Executive Vice President - Operations

Timothy Harshbarger

52 2007 Senior Vice President - Human Resources

Charles Bayless

69 2006 Independent Director

James Helvey

53 2005 Independent Director

Peter Pace

67 2010 Independent Director

Daniel Sullivan

66 2007 Independent Director

James Turner

53 2012 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

J. Eric Pike

Mr. J. Eric Pike is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pike Electric Corp. Mr. Pike has been President of the Company since 1998, Chief Executive Officer since 2002 and Chairman since July 2005. He joined Pike in 1990 as an A-class lineman on an overhead construction crew, advancing through various office positions, and served as Vice President of the Central Region from 1993 to 1998, where he was responsible for the powerline operations in North Carolina and South Carolina. Mr. Pike graduated from Emory University with a B.A. in History.

Anthony Slater

Mr. Anthony K. Slater is Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Pike Electric Corp. Mr. Slater is responsible for financial reporting and the supervision of all finance and accounting functions, corporate planning, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to assuming this position, Mr. Slater served as the Vice President of Finance beginning in February 2006. Mr. Slater served as the Chief Financial Officer of Universal Solutions International, Inc., a provider of supply chain analysis and reverse logistic services, from January 2005 to December 2005 and as Vice President of Finance and Accounting as well as Secretary from July 2003 until December 2004. Prior to joining Universal Solutions, he served as Vice President of Accounting and Financial Reporting for Konover Property Trust Inc., a self-administered REIT, from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Slater graduated from North Carolina State University with a B.A. in Accounting and also is a certified public accountant.

James Benfield

Mr. James T. Benfield is President of Pike Electric, LLC, a subsidiary of Pike Electric Corp. He is responsible for managing and supervising Pike Electric, LLC, whose operational focus is on construction and maintenance of substation, distribution (underground and overhead) and transmission with voltages up to 345 kV with a non-unionized workforce throughout the South, Southeast and Midatlantic United States. He joined the Company in 1985 as a project manager. Previously, he has served as a regional vice president of operations in several operating regions. Mr. Benfield received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University.

Audie Simmons

Mr. Audie G. Simmons is Principal Operating Officer and Executive Vice President - Operations of Pike Electric Corp. He has been Executive Vice President of Operations since November 2008 and serves as the principal operating officer. Mr. Simmons has over 25 years of operational experience with Pike, including serving as the Senior Vice President of Operations from November 2006 until November 2008 and as Vice President of Fleet and Operations immediately prior to becoming Senior Vice President of Operations.

Timothy Harshbarger

Mr. Timothy G. Harshbarger is Senior Vice President - Human Resources of Pike Electric Corp. He is responsible for managing and supervising the Company’s human resources and risk management. Prior to assuming this position, Mr. Harshbarger spent 21 years at American Electric Power where he held a number of positions including Executive Assistant to the Chairman/CEO, Vice President of HR Services & Operations and Director Business Development. He received his B.S. from Purdue University and his M.B.A. from The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business.

Charles Bayless

Mr. Charles E. Bayless is Independent Director of Pike Electric Corp. Mr. Bayless is the retired President and Provost of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology, where he served in such capacities from April 2005 until June 2008. Mr. Bayless served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Illinova Corporation, an electric utility company, from 1998 to 1999. From 1992 to 1998, he served as Chief Executive Officer of UniSource Energy Corp., an electric utility company. Mr. Bayless holds a B.S.E.E. from the West Virginia University Institute of Technology, an M.S.E.E. in Power Engineering and a J.D. from West Virginia University and an M.B.A. from the Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Michigan. He also serves as a board member of Recycled Energy Development, LLC, E3 Greentech Enterprises Inc., Essential Power, LLC and the West Virginia American Water Company.

James Helvey

Mr. James R. Helvey, III, is Independent Director of Pike Electric Corp. Mr. Helvey co-founded Cassia Capital Partners, LLC, a registered investment advisor, in 2011 and has served as a managing partner since its formation. From 2005 to 2011, Mr. Helvey was a partner and the Risk Management Officer for CMT Asset Management Limited, a private investment firm. From 1985 to 2000, Mr. Helvey was employed by J.P. Morgan & Co., serving in a variety of capacities, including as Vice Chairman of JP Morgan’s Risk Management Committee, Global Head of Derivative Counterparty Risk Management, head of the swap derivative trading business in Asia and head of short-term interest rate derivatives and foreign exchange forward trading in Europe. Mr. Helvey served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cygnifi Derivatives Services, LLC, an online derivatives services provider, from 2000 to 2002. From 2003 to 2004, Mr. Helvey was a candidate for the United States Congress in the 5th District of North Carolina. Mr. Helvey graduated magna cum laude with honors in 1981 from Wake Forest University. In 1982, Mr. Helvey was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Cologne in Germany, and, in 1984, Mr. Helvey received a Masters degree in international finance and banking from Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, where he was an International Fellow. Mr. Helvey has served as a member of the Wake Forest University Board of Trustees since 1998.

Peter Pace

General Peter Pace is Independent Director of Pike Electric Corp. He was the sixteenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2005 to 2007, where he served as the principal military advisor to the President, the Secretary of Defense, the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council. He is the first Marine to have held this position. General Pace held command at virtually every level in the United States Marine Corps. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, holds an M.B.A. from George Washington University and attended Harvard University for the Senior Executives in National and International Security program. General Pace currently serves as a director of AAR Corporation, AlienVault, LLC, ILC Industries, Inc., Neohapsis, Inc., Qualys, Inc. and Wi2Wi, Inc., and is Chairman of the board of Pelican Products, Inc.

Daniel Sullivan

Mr. Daniel J. Sullivan, III, is Independent Director of Pike Electric Corp. Mr. Sullivan is President of Flyway, LLC, a private investment company. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of FedEx Corporation, a position he maintained from 1998 until his retirement in 2006. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Sullivan was the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Caliber System, Inc. In 1995, he was the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Roadway Services, Inc. Mr. Sullivan is a graduate of Amherst College. He also serves as a director of Computer Task Group, Inc., Schneider National, Inc. and the Medical University of South Carolina Foundation.

James Turner

Mr. James L. Turner is Independent Director of Pike Electric Corp. Mr. Turner currently serves as an executive mentor with Merryck & Co. Limited, a global business leader mentoring firm. Previously, he served as Group Executive of Duke Energy Corporation, an energy company, and President and Chief Operating Officer of Duke Energy’s U.S. Franchised Electric and Gas business from May 2007 until December 2010. From October 2006 to April 2007, Mr. Turner served as Group Executive and President, U.S. Franchised Electric and Gas, of Duke Energy. From April 2006, upon the merger of Duke Energy and Cinergy Corp., to September 2006, he served as Group Executive and Chief Commercial Officer, U.S. Franchised Electric and Gas, of Duke Energy. From August 2005 until the merger of Duke Energy and Cinergy Corp., Mr. Turner served as President of Cinergy Corp., an energy company; from September 2004 to August 2005 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cinergy; and from December 2001 to September 2004 as Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Regulated Business Unit of Cinergy. Mr. Turner holds a B.S. in Political Science from Ball State University and a J.D. from Indiana University School of Law.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

J. Eric Pike

2,466,010

Anthony Slater

1,042,150

James Benfield

794,317

Audie Simmons

1,150,870

Timothy Harshbarger

712,451

Charles Bayless

--

James Helvey

--

Peter Pace

--

Daniel Sullivan

--

James Turner

--
As Of 29 Jun 2012

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

J. Eric Pike

1,620,751 15,055,460

Anthony Slater

0 0

James Benfield

89,977 386,901

Audie Simmons

231,378 994,925

Timothy Harshbarger

0 0

Charles Bayless

0 0

James Helvey

0 0

Peter Pace

0 0

Daniel Sullivan

0 0

James Turner

0 0
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