ALLETE Inc. (NYSE:ALE) today announced several key leadership
changes as the company continues to advance its sustainability in
action strategy.
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Nicole Johnson has been named president of ALLETE Clean Energy.
Johnson previously served as ALLETE’s chief administrative officer
and continues to serve as an ALLETE vice president. ALLETE also
announced that Al Rudeck, currently president of ALLETE Clean
Energy, will take on the newly created role of ALLETE safety and
external affairs officer. Josh Skelton, Minnesota Power chief
operating officer, will assume an expanded leadership role as an
ALLETE vice president.
“Today’s leadership changes are part of a broader strategic
alignment of people and teams,” said Bethany Owen, ALLETE chair,
president and CEO. “These changes position our company for the
future and leverage a strong talent pipeline as we grow ALLETE and
support our family of businesses while leading the way to a
sustainable, clean-energy future.”
Nicole Johnson to lead ALLETE Clean Energy
Johnson, who was part of the formation of ALLETE Clean Energy
more than 10 years ago, has served as ALLETE chief administrative
officer since 2019. She will retain her current role as vice
president-ALLETE along with serving as president of ALLETE Clean
Energy.
“Nicole has helped develop and execute ALLETE’s strategic vision
across all of our companies while fostering a strong, values-based
culture,” Owen said. “Her experience with the launch of ALLETE
Clean Energy more than a decade ago and the recent acquisition of
New Energy Equity, along with her strong business acumen, strategic
thinking, and focus on both external and internal relationships,
make her well suited for this new role while she remains engaged at
the ALLETE level in strategy development and execution.”
Johnson joined ALLETE as an intern in 1996 and was promoted to
vice president of Human Resources in 2016. As chief administrative
officer she’s had oversight of Human Resources, Cyber Technology
Services, Environmental and Land Management. During her more than
25 years with the company she has developed strong human resources,
merger and acquisition experience.
Johnson serves on the ALLETE boards of New Energy Equity and
Superior Water, Light and Power, and will begin serving on the
ALLETE Clean Energy board effective immediately. Johnson has served
on the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors,
University of Minnesota – Duluth (UMD) Chancellor’s Advisory
Council and the Duluth Workforce Council. She currently serves on
UMD’s Labovitz School of Business and Economics Dean’s Business
Advisory Council and the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Diversity,
and Equity and Inclusion Steering Committee.
Al Rudeck to take on newly created ALLETE role
Under Rudeck’s leadership, ALLETE Clean Energy has grown to be
ALLETE’s second-largest company with a strong reputation as a
respected wind developer and operator focused on customers and
partnerships across eight states.
As ALLETE’s new safety and external affairs officer, Rudeck will
have responsibility and broad oversight for the company’s safety
and government affairs areas.
“Enhancing and elevating our safety processes and performances
are core ALLETE values, and the legislative arena—including the
Inflation Reduction Act recently signed into law—has never had
greater potential for all of ALLETE’s businesses and for the
customers and communities we serve,” Owen said. “Al’s passion for
the safety of our people and our operations, as well as his
strategic insights, and his extensive experience and community and
industry connections in both the regulated and nonregulated areas,
will serve ALLETE well in this new role.”
Rudeck has served as president of ALLETE Clean Energy since
2016. Before that he was Minnesota Power vice president of strategy
and planning and held a variety of other roles at Minnesota Power.
He serves on the Minnesota Chamber Board of Commerce, the Lignite
Energy Council, the AEIC Board of Directors, the University of
Minnesota Duluth (UMD)/Natural Resources Research Institute
Advisory Board, the UMD Swenson College Advisory Board, and serves
as chair of the Northland Region Board of Thrivent Financial.
Josh Skelton elected VP-ALLETE
Skelton, who currently serves as Minnesota Power chief operating
officer, will expand his role to include vice president of ALLETE.
He oversees Minnesota Power’s strategy and planning, transmission
and distribution operations, and generation operations and will
have expanded responsibilities with the addition of regulatory
affairs.
“I look forward to having Josh’s operations expertise and
strategic perspectives at the ALLETE level, as we continue to
execute Minnesota Power’s strategy, while meeting evolving
regulatory and customer expectations,” Owen said.
Skelton started with the company in 1999 as an intern and has
worked as facility engineer, technical superintendent and business
unit manager at Minnesota Power generating facilities. He also
served as the general manager and vice president of Generation
Operations and was named Minnesota Power chief operating officer in
2020.
Skelton has served on the board of directors for the Range
Engineering Council and the Minnesota Power Foundation, the Grand
Rapids Chamber of Commerce, the Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
Board, and is currently serving on the Grand Rapids Community
Foundation and Minnesota Safety Council.
ALLETE, Inc. is an energy company headquartered in Duluth,
Minnesota. In addition to its electric utilities, Minnesota Power
and Superior Water, Light and Power of Wisconsin, ALLETE owns
ALLETE Clean Energy, based in Duluth; BNI Energy in Bismarck, North
Dakota; and New Energy Equity headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland;
and has an 8% equity interest in the American Transmission Co. More
information about ALLETE is available at www.allete.com.
ALE-CORP
The statements contained in this release and statements that
ALLETE may make orally in connection with this release that are not
historical facts, are forward-looking statements. Actual results
may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties and investors are directed to the risks discussed in
documents filed by ALLETE with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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Amy Rutledge Director, Corporate Communications 218-723-7400
arutledge@allete.com
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