Energy Northwest which develops, owns and operates a diverse mix of electricity generating resources, including nuclear, hydro, solar and wind projects, has named Mark Reddemann as the agency's CEO.
Mr Reddemann has been acting as interim CEO since the retirement of Vic Parrish on July 14, 2010. Prior to joining Energy Northwest as interim CEO, he served as vice president of operational support with Xcel Energy.
Mr Reddemann also served on the Energy Northwest corporate nuclear safety review board. Before that, he was vice president of nuclear assessment with Nuclear Management company from 2005 to 2006 and vice president of plant technical support at the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations.
Sid Morrison, chairman of Energy Northwest executive board, said: "Energy Northwest's executive board spent more than nine months searching for a candidate after Parrish announced his intent to retire. We have made an excellent choice.
"We are confident Mark will guide Energy Northwest smartly into the next decade, and ensure the agency provides the most responsible and cost-effective energy solutions to regional ratepayers."
From Energy Northwest Bio
Mark Reddemann assumed duties as CEO of Energy Northwest on Aug. 9, 2010. He joined the agency on July 6, 2010, as a vice president serving as interim CEO.
Prior to his current position, Mark was Vice President of Operations Support with Xcel Energy, during which he also served on the Energy Northwest Corporate Nuclear Safety Review Board.
From 2005 to 2006 Mark was Vice President of Nuclear Assessment with Nuclear Management Company. Prior to that position he was Vice President of Plant Technical Support at the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, following positions as Vice President of Engineering at NMC, and site Vice President at NMC's Kewaunee and Point Beach Nuclear Power Plants. Before joining NMC (previously Wisconsin Electric) as a quality assurance manager and later plant manager, he worked at several nuclear plants across the country, including Hope Creek, Salem, Columbia and Prairie Island.
He holds a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics, engineering and physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a graduate of the Minnesota Management Institute at the University Of Minnesota Curtis L. Carlson School Of Management.
Mark also has held a senior reactor operator license (SRO) at a pressurized water reactor and an SRO certification at a boiling water reactor.