RAPID CITY, S.D., July 11 SD-Black-Hills-Hires
RAPID CITY, S.D., July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Black Hills Corp.
(NYSE: BKH) today announced the appointment of Jason Ketchum as director of
investor relations.
Before coming to Black Hills, Ketchum was Aquila Inc.'s manager of
investor relations, and during his six years at Aquila, he held various
positions within the energy marketing and corporate divisions including senior
manager of e-business, weather risk management business development manager
and senior issues strategist analyst in the office of the chief executive
officer. He earned a bachelor's degree in history from the University of
Missouri and an M.B.A. in finance from the University of Phoenix.
In his investor relations role at Black Hills Corp., Ketchum will be
responsible for interactions with market analysts, investors and other
financial stakeholders. He will begin his new role at the close of Black
Hills' acquisition of Aquila's natural gas and electric utility properties in
Colorado, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. He will report to Lynn Wilson, senior
vice president of communications and investor relations, who will also assume
her new role at the close of the Aquila transaction.
David R. Emery, chairman, president and chief executive officer for Black
Hills Corp., said that Ketchum fills an important role within the company as
the primary interface with shareholders and the financial community. "We
welcome Jason to the Black Hills Corporation team and look forward to his
contributions as we continue to execute our strategic plan and grow our
company," Emery said. "He will partner with Jeff Berzina, our assistant
controller, who has managed the investor relations responsibilities since the
former director resigned."
To contact Black Hills investor relations and Jason Ketchum in the
corporation's Rapid City, S.D., office, call 605-721-2765, or Jeff Berzina can
be reached at 605-721-2346.
ABOUT BLACK HILLS CORPORATION
Black Hills Corporation is a diversified energy company. Its utility
businesses serve western South Dakota, northeastern and southeastern Wyoming,
and southeastern Montana. The corporation's non-regulated energy businesses
generate electricity, produce natural gas, oil and coal, and market energy.
Learn more at http://www.blackhillscorp.com.
SOURCE Black Hills Corporation
