Executive Officers
Patricia Kampling
Chairman, President and CEO
Pat Kampling is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alliant Energy Corporation.
Her broad experience within the utility industry has proven essential to Alliant Energy’s ability to ensure competitive costs and reliable service for customers, while strategically leveraging a balanced generation portfolio.
Pat has responsibility for leading the performance and strategic growth of Alliant Energy’s regulated utility companies (IPL and WPL), serving customers in more than 1,300 communities throughout Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota. She also provides executive direction for Alliant Energy Resources, the parent company of Alliant Energy’s non-regulated businesses, which includes: Alliant Energy Transportation, RMT and non- regulated generation facilities.
Pat joined Alliant Energy in 2005 and served originally as Alliant Energy’s Vice President of Finance. She then transitioned into roles as Vice President and Treasurer; Vice President Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In these roles, Pat guided the financial objectives of the company, supported regulatory proceedings, promoted environmental commitments, and was instrumental in the development and communication of a long-term strategic plan.
In 2011, Pat became President and Chief Operating Officer. She was responsible for overall corporate operations and was instrumental in the execution of Alliant Energy’s capital plan, commitment to customers, environmental planning and safety initiatives.
Before joining Alliant Energy in 2005, Pat spent more than 20 years in increasingly responsible finance, treasury, regulatory and engineering positions within Exelon Corporation, ultimately serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Exelon Enterprises and the Treasurer of Commonwealth Edison.
Pat holds bachelor degrees in Engineering and Economics from Swathmore College, an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School, and is a registered Professional Engineer. She serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Alliant Energy, and is a member of the Boards of Directors of American Transmission Company and Briggs & Stratton Corporation.
Thomas L. Hanson
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Tom has served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2011. Over the last 31 years, he has served in a number of positions in Alliant Energy’s CFO group, ranging from Accountant to Vice President – Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer.
Tom earned bachelor’s degrees in Accounting and Public Utilities and Transportation from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1980. He serves on the Board of Directors for Riverland Conservancy in Sauk City, Wis., Oakwood Homes in Madison, Wis. and the Community Development Authority in McFarland, Wis.
Thomas L. Aller
Senior Vice President - Energy Resource Development
President, Interstate Power and Light Company
Tom currently serves as Senior Vice President – Energy Resource Development. He joined IES, an Alliant Energy predecessor company, in 1993, as a Vice President. In 1998, he became President of Alliant Energy Investments, Inc. He became Vice President of Energy Delivery in 2003 and President of Interstate Power and Light Company in 2004.
Before working at Alliant Energy, Tom served as Executive Assistant to the Mayor and City Council of Cedar Rapids and Executive Vice President of the 2001 Development Corporation.
Tom received a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Creighton University in 1971 and a master’s degree in Municipal Administration from the University of Iowa in 1972.
He serves on the Board of Directors of Whiting Petroleum Corporation, a Denver-based oil and gas exploration company, and is chair of the Board of Directors of Delta Dental of Iowa. He also chairs the Alliant Energy Foundation Board of Directors.
Locally, Tom serves on the Boards of Directors of Banker's Trust-Cedar Rapids and 2001 Development Corporation. He also serves on the Iowa Business Council, the Iowa Partnership for Economic Progress Board, the Entrepreneurial Development Center Board and the Board of Trustees of United Way of East Central Iowa (UWECI).
John O. Larsen
Senior Vice President - Generation
President, Wisconsin Power and Light Company
John has served as Senior Vice President of Generation since 2010 and was also appointed the President of Wisconsin Power and Light Company that same year. In the 24 years he’s been with Alliant Energy, he has served as Vice President – Generation, Vice President – Technical and Integrated Services, Managing Director – Generation, Managing Director – Electrical Engineering & Asset Management and many other roles.
John received a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of North Dakota in 1987. In 2000, he completed Leadership Dubuque, and in 2003 completed the Finance for Executives course from the Kellogg School of Management.
John serves as a board member of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, Junior Achievement of Wisconsin and the Waunakee-DeForest Ice Rink, Inc. He is a member of the Edison Electric Institute – Energy Supply Committee and the Electric Power Research Institute – Research Advisory Committee.
Kevin P. Burke
Vice President - Alliant Energy Transportation
Kevin became President of Alliant Energy Transportation in 2012. He previously served as the Vice President of Alliant Energy Transportation since 2007. Before taking on that role, he held several positions at CRANDIC Railway, ranging from his first job as Clerk in 1981 to Chief Operating Officer in 1999.
Kevin received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Mount Mercy College in 1991 and an MBA from Nova Southeastern University in 2002. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the YMCA of Cedar Rapids, the Carl and Mary Koehler History Center and Diversity Focus.
James H. Gallegos
Vice President and General Counsel
Jim became Vice President and General Counsel of Alliant Energy in 2010. From 2003 to 2010, he served as Vice President and Corporate General Counsel for Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Corporation. Prior to Joining Alliant Energy, Jim also worked in a number of roles for Qwest Communications International, Inc., from 1995 through 2003. Prior to Qwest, Jim was a Trial Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, and previously he served as a Law Clerk for a Federal District Court Judge. Before going to law school, Jim worked in the marketing departments as a Market Analyst for the SOO Line Railroad and the Burlington Northern Railroad.
Jim received a bachelor’s degree in Business from the University of Colorado in 1983 and a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law Center in 1990, where he graduated cum laude.
Vern Gebhart
Vice President - Energy Delivery
Vern began his career working for Iowa Southern Utilities, a predecessor company of IES Utilities. He served in various positions there from 1984 to 1993. In 1993, he joined IES Utilities, a predecessor company of Alliant Energy, where he held several roles. In 1997, he became Director – Strategic Projects and Capital Control for Alliant Energy. In 2001, he became Managing Director of that area and in 2002 he took on his current role of Vice President – Energy Delivery.
Vern received a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Business Management from Central College in 1989 and an MBA from the University of Iowa in 1997.
He is a member of the Board of Directors for a number of organizations, including the Midwest Energy Association (MEA), Trees Forever, the Greater Cedar Rapids Open, Orchestra Iowa and the American Diabetes Association. He also serves on the Executive Management Committee of the American Gas Association and the Advisory Council of the Iowa Energy Council.
John E. Kratchmer
Vice President and Treasurer
John joined IES, a predecessor company of Alliant Energy, in 1985 and held a variety of positions, including Manager – Financial Reporting. In 1998, he became Alliant Energy’s Assistant Controller – Corporate Accounting. In 2000, he became Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, adding a Vice President role in 2002. From 2007-2011, he served as Vice President – Energy Delivery. John has now returned to the finance area and is currently Vice President and Treasurer.
John received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Iowa and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1985.
He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is the Chair of the Board of Directors for Goodwill Industries of South Central Wisconsin and is President of Regent Baseball Insiders. John is also a member of the Edison Electric Institute Finance Committee and Financial Executives International.
Gregg E. Lawry
Vice President - Customer Service
Gregg currently serves as Vice President – Customer Service, a role he took on in 2011. Previously, he held a number of Director-level positions at Alliant Energy, including Energy Delivery Strategy and Customer Service, Energy Delivery Technology, Electric and Gas Asset Care, Electrical Engineering and Operations Support, and Information Technology. He joined Wisconsin Power and Light, a predecessor company, in 1983 as a Programmer.
Gregg received a bachelor’s degree in Math & Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1983. He also received a Master’s Certificate – Project Management from UW-M in 2001 and is a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
Wayne A. Reschke
Vice President - Human Resources
Wayne joined Alliant Energy in 2009 as the Vice President – Human Resources. Previously, he was a partner in the Center for Organization Effectiveness and a Lecturer at the U.W. Madison School of Business and Fluno Center for Executive Education. From 1994-1996, Wayne was the owner of Oracon Group and a co-founder of SurveyWorks.
Other previous positions include Vice President and General Manager at Howick and Gray, Inc., Director of Training and Development at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Assistant Director and General Faculty – Career Planning and Placement and Training and Development Director at the University of Virginia, and Manager/Consultant at Career Planning Consultants, Inc.
Wayne received a bachelor’s degree in History from Northwestern University, and master’s degree in Counseling/Organizational Behavior from the University of Virginia, in 1986, and completed post-master’s work in Human Resources Management and the University of Wisconsin – Madison’s Industrial Relations Research Institute in 1994.
Wayne’s community involvement includes Heartwalk Chair and Board Member of the American Heart Association, Board of Governors for the HR Leadership Summit and leadership roles in the local ASTD chapter and a Madison-area organizational development group.
Joel J. Schmidt
Vice President - Regulatory and Financial Planning
Joel became Vice President – Regulatory and Financial Planning in 2010. He previously served as Director – Financial Planning and Analysis, Regional Director – Customer Service Operations, Chief Audit, Ethics and Compliance Officer, Managing Director – Business and Financial Performance and Managing Director – China Alliant Energy International. Before joining Alliant Energy, Joel worked at IES Industries as Manager – Finance, and at Arthur Andersen in a number of audit and accounting related roles.
Joel received a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and CPA Certification in 1985 and a MBA in 1998 from the University of Iowa. He is also a certified Lean Six Sigma Green belt.
He serves on a number of Boards, including the Alzheimer’s Association of East Central Iowa, Horizons, Hawkeye Council Boy Scouts of America, Junior Achievement, Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates. He is also a member of the Professional Accounting Council or the University of Iowa and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Robert J. Durian
Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
Robert became Controller and Chief Accounting Officer in 2011, after serving as Controller since 2010. His previous roles at Alliant Energy include Assistant Controller, Director – Financial Reporting, Manager – Financial Reporting, Manager - Internal Reporting, and Supervisor – Internal Reporting. Robert also worked at IES Industries and Iowa Southern Utilities, both predecessor companies of Alliant Energy, in various accounting positions since 1992.
Robert received a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Northern Iowa in 1992, and became a Certified Public Accountant that same year.
He is a member of the Edison Electric Institute Accounting Standards Committee. He also serves as a member of various committees of Alliant Energy including the Investment Committee and the Energy Risk Management and Trading Committee and is co-chair of the Disclosure Committee.
Board of Directors
Patricia Kampling
Chairman of the Board
Age 52
Director since 2012
Term expires in 2012
Ms. Kampling serves as our Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President effective April 1, 2012. She previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer, from February 2011 through March 2012, as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from January 2009 to February 2011, as Vice President and Treasurer from January 2007 to January 2009 and as Vice President of Finance from August 2005 to January 2007. She has prior industry experience in various executive positions at Commonwealth Edison Company and other subsidiaries of Exelon Corporation. Ms. Kampling has been a director of IPL and WPL since 2012.
Patrick E. Allen
Age 47
Director since 2011
Term expires in 2012
Mr. Allen has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Rockwell Collins, Inc., in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, since 2005. Mr. Allen previously served in various financial officer positions at Rockwell Collins and its subsidiaries since 2001. He has passed the certified public accounting exam and is an audit committee financial expert. Mr. Allen has been a director of IPL and WPL since 2011.
Michael L. Bennett
Age 58
Director since 2003
Term expires in 2013
Mr. Bennett has been a private investor in Sioux City, Iowa, since May 2010. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Terra Industries Inc., an international producer of nitrogen products headquartered in Sioux City, Iowa, since April 2001. He also served as Chairman of the Board and President for Terra Nitrogen Company, L.P., a subsidiary of Terra Industries Inc. He has served on the board of directors of Arclin, Inc., a privately held company located in Canada since 2010. Mr. Bennett has served as a Director of IPL and WPL since 2003. Mr. Bennett is Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance Committee, our Lead Independent Director and an audit committee financial expert.
Darryl B. Hazel
Age 63
Director since 2006
Term expires in 2013
Mr. Hazel has been the principal of Darryl B. Hazel Consulting LLC, a business consulting firm in Detroit, Michigan, since January 2010. He retired in January 2010 from his position as Senior Vice President, Global Services Initiatives of Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer. He also served as President of the Customer Service Division and Senior Vice President of Ford Motor Company from March 2006 to September 2009. He previously served as President of Marketing of Ford Motor Company from September 2005 to March 2006; President of the Ford Division from April 2005 to September 2005; and President of the Lincoln Mercury Division from August 2002 to April 2005.
Singleton B. McAllister
Age 59
Director since 2001
Term expires in 2014
Ms. McAllister has been a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm of Blank Rome LLP since June 2010. She previously served as a partner in the law firm of LeClair & Ryan LLP from October 2007 to June 2010 and as a partner in the law firm of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C. from July 2005 to October 2007. She served as the Corporate Diversity Counsel practice group chair and in the public law and policy strategies group of the Washington, D.C. law firm office of Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, LLP from 2003 to July 2005.
Ann K. Newhall
Age 60
Director since 2003
Term expires in 2012
Ms. Newhall retired in August 2008 from her position as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary and as a director of Rural Cellular Corporation (“RCC”), a cellular communications corporation located in Alexandria, Minnesota, following RCC’s sale to Verizon. Ms. Newhall held this position from 2000 to 2008. Ms. Newhall has served as a Director of IPL and WPL since 2003. Ms. Newhall is Chairperson of the Compensation and Personnel Committee.
Dean C. Oestreich
Age 59
Director since 2005
Term expires in 2012
Mr. Oestreich has been a consultant to Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., a developer and supplier of advanced plant genetics, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of DuPont Corporation, located in Johnston, Iowa, since January 2010. He previously served as Chairman of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., from November 2007 until his retirement in December 2009. Mr. Oestreich also served as Vice President of DuPont Corporation from 2004 through 2009. He previously served as President of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. from 2004 to 2007. He serves as a director of Nexsteppe, a feedstock solutions business for biofuels, biopower and biobased product industries. Mr. Oestreich has served as a Director of IPL and WPL since 2005.
David A. Perdue
Age 62
Director since 2001
Term expires in 2013
Mr. Perdue has been the Chief Executive Officer of Aquila Group LLC, a private investment firm based in Sea Island, Georgia, since 2007. He retired in July 2007 from his position as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Dollar General Corporation, a retail organization headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. He was named Chief Executive Officer and a Director in April 2003 and elected Chairman of the Board of Directors in June 2003. From July 2002 to March 2003, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pillowtex Corporation, a textile manufacturing company. Pillowtex emerged from bankruptcy in May 2002 and reentered bankruptcy in July 2003. Mr. Perdue has served on the board of directors of Jo-Anne Stores, Inc. from 2008 to 2011, Liquidity Services, Inc., since 2009, and Graphic Package Holding Company, since 2011. Mr. Perdue has served as a Director of IPL and WPL since 2001.
Judith D. Pyle
Age 68
Director since 1992
Term expires in 2013
Ms. Pyle is President and Chief Executive Officer of Judith Dion Pyle and Associates, a financial services company located in Middleton, Wisconsin. Prior to assuming her current position in 2003, she served as Vice Chair of The Pyle Group, a financial services company located in Madison, Wisconsin. She previously served as Vice Chair and Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing of Rayovac Corporation, a battery and lighting products manufacturer located in Madison, Wisconsin. In addition, Ms. Pyle is a director of Uniek, Inc. Ms. Pyle has served as a Director of WPL since 1994 and of IPL since 1998. Ms. Pyle’s experience in operations, marketing, human resources and diversity initiatives led to the conclusion that she should serve on our Board of Directors.
Carol P. Sanders
Age 44
Director since 2005
Term expires in 2012
Ms. Sanders has been the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company of Neenah, Wisconsin, a nationwide insurer that specializes in protecting jewelers and personal jewelry, since May 2011. She previously served as the Chief Financial Officer since 2004. Before that, Ms. Sanders served as Controller and Assistant Treasurer of Sentry Insurance located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, from 2001 to 2004. Ms. Sanders has served as a Director of IPL and WPL since 2005. She is Chairperson of the Audit Committee and an audit committee financial expert.