Jeff Sterba is Chairman, President and CEO of PNM Resources,
the parent company of PNM, Texas-New Mexico Power, First
Choice Power and Avistar.
Sterba first joined PNM in 1977. He left in 1998 to become Executive Vice President of USEC, a global energy company headquartered in Maryland, but returned to PNM as CEO in 2000. He is Chair of both Edison Electric Institute and Electric Power Research Institute. He is on the board of directors for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and actively involved in New Mexico's community and economic development efforts.
In early 2007, PNM Resources joined with a subsidiary of Cascade Investment, LLC, the personal investment vehicle for Microsoft founder Bill Gates, to form an unregulated energy company that will focus on strategic growth opportunities in unregulated energy markets in Texas, the Southwest and elsewhere.
Education
Washington University, St. Louis, bachelor's
in economics, Summa Cum Laude
Post-graduate work in economics, Washington University
and University of New Mexico; accepted as Ph.D.
candidate, University of Chicago
Community activities
Albuquerque Community Foundation, board of directors member
Kirtland Partnership Committee, board of directors member
Albuquerque Economic Forum, former chair
United Way of Central New Mexico, former campaign chair
Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, former chair
Middle Rio Grande Business Education Compact, former chair
Business career
PNM Resources and subsidiaries
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
USEC
Executive Vice President
PNM
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating
Officer
Senior Vice President Bulk Power Services
Senior Vice President Asset Restructuring
Senior Vice President Retail Electric &
Water Services
Vice President Revenue Management
Professional affiliations
Edison Electric Institute, chair, board of directors and executive committee member
Electric Power Research Institute, chair
Business Environmental Leadership Council for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, member
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, board of directors member
As President and COO for PNM Resources, Pat is responsible for utility operations for PNM and TNMP. Together, PNM and TNMP operations span two states and serve 859,000 electric and 495,000 gas customers. In addition, Pat oversees the company's Regulatory, Marketing, Customer Service, and Communications functions as well as Governmental and Federal Affairs.
Pat is also a board member of EnergyCo, a limited liability company owned by PNM Resources and a subsidiary of Cascade Investment, L.L.C., a Seattle-based, private-equity firm whose sole member is Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
With more than 15 years of utility experience, Pat previously served as President and CEO of Public Service Company of Colorado, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy, and Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Arizona Public Service Company.
Education
Harvard University, MBA
Drake University, bachelor's in journalism and public relations
Community activities
Rocky Mountain Junior Achievement
Board member
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
Downtown Denver Partnership Economic Development Council
Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce
Board member
United Way of Central New Mexico
Board member
Business career
PNM Resources
President and COO
Utilities President
Xcel Energy
President and CEO, Public Service Company of Colorado
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Charles Eldred is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PNM Resources, the parent company of PNM, Texas-New Mexico Power, First Choice Power and Avistar.
With more than 30 years of experience in the utility industry, Eldred oversees Treasury, Investor Relations and Corporate Planning, the Controller's Group and Risk Management.
Before joining PNM Resources in 2005, Eldred served for several years as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Omaha Public Power District, where he oversaw Corporate Auditing, Finance, Corporate Accounting, Planning and Budgeting Services, Corporate Communications and Governmental Affairs. Prior to that, he worked for Southern Company and its subsidiary, Georgia Power.
Business career
PNM Resources
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Omaha Public Power District
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Southern Company
Manager, Financing and Capital Markets
Georgia Power Company
Manager, Resource Planning and Budgeting
Manager, Cash Planning and Operations
Various financial and accounting positions
Education
Mercer University, MBA
University of Georgia, bachelor's in business
Professional awards
and training
Association of Government Accountants Distinguished Local Government
Leadership Award (2005)
National Academy for Nuclear Training, Reactor
Technology Program for Utility Executives (2000)
Community activities
Boy Scouts of America Mid-America Council, Board
of Trustees and Executive Committee, member
Nebraska Humane Society, Board of Directors, chair
United Way, Board of Directors – Executive
Committee member
Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
Alice Cobb serves as Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President
for PNM Resources and its subsidiaries. Cobb oversees business technology services,
the business transformation team, general services, human resources and supply
chain management.
With more than 25 years of experience in general management, Cobb joined PNM
in 2001, and brought with her a career background in business process and cultural
integration. Most recently, she served as Global Human Resource Officer for
Clientlogic, a technology-based, customer-service management company based in
Nashville, Tennessee.
A graduate of Denver's Metropolitan State College, Cobb holds numerous executive
university certifications.
Education
Denver Metropolitan State College, bachelor's in
English
Numerous executive university certifications
Professional affiliations
Executive Women in Energy, member
Edison Electric Institute, Chief Human Resources Committee, member
Conference Board Business Services Council, member
Project Management Institute, member
American Gas Association, Human Resources Committee, member
Corporate Leadership Council, member
Society of Human Resources Management, member
Business career
PNM Resources and subsidiaries
Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
Senior Vice President of People Services and Development
Clientlogic
Global Human Resource Officer
Aames Financial
Executive Vice President
American General
Vice President of Administration
American General Life & Accident
Community affiliations
Quality New Mexico, board of directors member
Sandia National Laboratories Independent Assessment
Team, member
Jim Ferland serves as Senior Vice President of Utility Operations for PNM Resources. He is responsible for all existing generation facilities, future generation development, wholesale power marketing, and electric and gas transmission and distribution operations. In addition Jim also works to improve PNM's safety results and constructively engage all parties to increase the safety and effectiveness within the workplace.
Ferland most recently served as Vice President of Global Nuclear Field Services for Westinghouse Electric Co. where he led 1,300 employees in six separate business lines serving nuclear plants. Prior to Westinghouse, Ferland served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Louisiana Energy Services and led the successful licensing of the first major new nuclear project in the United States in 20 years - the LES Uranium Enrichment Plant that is currently under construction in southern New Mexico.
He previously served in various operations and business development positions for Westinghouse, Duke Engineering and Services, and Carolina Power and Light. Ferland holds a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Virginia.
Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, BS,
Troy, N.Y.
University of Virginia, MBA
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
Charlottesville, Va.
Business career
PNM Resources
Senior Vice President, Utility Operations
Westinghouse Electric Company
Vice President, Global Nuclear Field Services
Director, Strategic Business Development
Urenco LTD.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Louisiana Energy Services
Duke Engineering and Services
Vice President, Business Development and Business Operations
Ernie C'de Baca serves as Vice President of Governmental Affairs
for PNM Resources and its subsidiaries. He and his staff are
responsible for working with the New Mexico and Texas legislatures,
along with other officials of federal, state, local and Native
American governments.
C'de Baca, who began his career with PNM in 1978, facilitates
PNM's legislative interest in federal, state, local and Native
American matters in cooperation with other PNM business units.
Among the issues he and his staff currently work on include
renewable generation, franchise and other taxation, rights-of-way,
environmental, water rights and other matters.
Education
University of New Mexico, bachelor's of arts in
economics
Positioning Utility Executives for Change, University
of Idaho
Executive Public Policy Institute, Washington Campus
Registration
Registered lobbyist in New Mexico for PNM
Professional affiliations
Edison Electric Institute
Alliance for Competitive Electricity
Western Utility Public Affairs Group
National Hispanic Corporate Council
Energy Council
National Conference of State Legislators
Utility Executives for Change
Business career
PNM Resources and subsidiaries
Vice President, Governmental Affairs
Director, Governmental Affairs
Administrator, Governmental Affairs
Administrator, Investor and Shareholder Relations
Administrator, Corporate Secretary's office
Administrator, Procurement and Materials Services
Community activities
Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, board of
directors member and chair-elect
Leadership New Mexico
Bernalillo County Unification Charter, commissioner
Alameda Soccer Club, past president
Youth soccer coach
National Hispanic Cultural Center, board of directors
member
Ramon Gonzales
Vice President, People Services
Ramon M. Gonzales has served as executive director of People Services since June 2006 and has since moved to the Vice President position.
In this position he uses his extensive experience in human resources management, labor and employment law to oversee human resources functions for the nearly 3,000 employees of PNM Resources and its four subsidiaries, including hiring, benefits, labor relations, occupational health and safety and all employment related issues.
He is also chair of the PNM Resources Foundation Board of Trustees, a nonprofit organization that works to improve the quality of life by supporting vital education, environmental and community programs throughout New Mexico.
Education
University of Denver, Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude
Stanford University, Juris Doctor
Professional affiliations
Member of American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
New Mexico Bar Association, and Albuquerque Bar Association
Bar Memberships
State Bar of New Mexico
State Bar of California
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal District Court for the Northern District of California
Challenge New Mexico, Board of Directors 1998 to 2002
New Mexico AIDS Services, Inc., Board of Directors, 1992 to 1998
Business career
PNM Resources and subsidiaries
Executive Director, People Services, 2006
Chief Counsel, Corporate Services, 1998
Director, Human Resources, 1997
Associate General Counsel, 1994
Human Resources, 1992
Other
Sutin, Thayer & Browne
Practicing attorney, 1983 to 1992. Became a firm shareholder in 1985 and head of the Labor and Employment Group in 1986
Lillick, McHose, & Charles
Practice specializing in employment and labor law in the maritime, banking and broadcasting industries, 1980 to 1983
Terry Horn
Vice President and Treasurer
As Vice President and Treasurer for PNM Resources, Terry Horn is responsible for corporate finance, including financing, banking, credit analysis and rating agency management; cash management and remittance processing; asset trust management; and risk management.
Terry most recently served as the Vice President of Corporate Strategy. He joined PNM in 1985. He served as Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Acting Chief Financial Officer in 2005. He began his career in finance with Texaco, Inc. after completing his bachelor of business administration degree from New Mexico State University in 1974.
EducationBusiness Career
PNM Resources and PNM
Vice President and Treasurer
Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development
Vice President, Customer and Market Services
Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Acting Chief Financial Officer
Assistant Treasurer and Director of Financial Management
Financing Project Manager
Texaco
Staff Analyst, Supervisor Information Systems
Financial Analyst
Accountant
Community Activities
The Robert O. Anderson School and Graduate School of Management Foundation, University of New Mexico, board of directors member
Samaritan Counseling Center Foundation, board of directors member
Education
New Mexico State University, BBA with a focus on finance and economics
University of Houston, MBA in finance
Leadership in the Workplace (PNM)
Managing for the Future (PNM)
American Management Association, executive effectiveness program
Tom Sategna serves as Vice President and Corporate Controller
for PNM Resources. Sategna oversees all accounting aspects
of the company.
With more than 28 years experience in various
accounting-related areas of the company, Sategna has been
a key player in establishing close and cooperative working
ties with the operational areas of the company. Sategna
also has been extensively involved in the company's regulatory
processes and routinely testifies before the New Mexico
Public Regulation Commission.
Sategna's past responsibilities at PNM have included serving
as Controller of Operational Accounting, Controller of Electric
and Gas Services, Assistant Controller, Controller of Electric
Operations, Manager of Cost of Service and Special Projects,
Director of Cost of Service, Financial Accounting Supervisor,
Operations Accounting Supervisor, Joint Project Accounting
Supervisor and various other accounting and regulatory positions.
Education
Eastern New Mexico University, bachelor's
of administration and accounting; graduated with
honors
Professional affiliations
Member of Accounting Standards Committee for Edison
Electric Institute
Community activities
New Mexico Junior Achievement, board of directors
member
Eastdale Little League, 10 years coaching and supporting
youth baseball
Our Lady of Annunciation School, boys and girls
basketball coach
Patrick Themig serves as Vice President, Generation for PNM Resources and its subsidiaries. With more than 30 years experience, Themig provides strategic oversight for PNM's generation operations providing reliable electricity to customers throughout the state of New Mexico.
Before joining PNM Resources in 2008, Themig served in a number in a number of leadership roles in both regulated and unregulated energy markets
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