Patrick E. Allen
Age: 59
Director since 2011
Term expires in 2026
Committee Memberships:
• Nominating and Governance
• Executive
• Compensation and Personnel (Chair)
Summary: Mr. Allen brings to our Board extensive experience in financial leadership. Mr. Allen served as Chief Financial Officer at Collins Aerospace since 2018 prior to retiring in 2020. He served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Rockwell Collins, Inc. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, leading the company’s finance activities, including financial planning, accounting, treasury, audit, and tax from 2005 to 2018. Mr. Allen previously served in various financial officer positions at Rockwell Collins and its subsidiaries since 2001. Before joining Rockwell Collins, he served in various roles at Rockwell International, including Vice President and Treasurer, Vice President of Financial Planning, and Assistant Controller. Prior to that, he worked as an auditor at Deloitte & Touche and has passed the certified public accountancy examination. Mr. Allen has served on the Board of Triumph Group, Inc., an aerospace company, since 2023. Mr. Allen has been a Director of IPL and WPL since 2011.
Skills and Qualifications: strategic leadership; financial acumen/literacy; public policy and regulatory; human capital management; risk management; technology systems; environmental and safety.