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Board of Directors

Harry J. Pearce - 70 ( 16 )
Detroit, Michigan
Expertise: Multinational business management, finance, engineering and law

Chairman of MDU Resources Board of Directors; retired, formerly chairman of Hughes Electronics Corp., a subsidiary of General Motors Corp., and former vice chairman and director of GM; a director of several organizations.
Harry J. Pearce
David L. Goodin - 51 ( 1 )
Bismarck, North Dakota
Expertise: Business development, management and engineering

President and Chief Executive Officer of MDU Resources; formerly president and CEO of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., Great Plains Natural Gas Co., Cascade Natural Gas Corporation and Intermountain Gas Company.
Thomas Everist - 63 ( 18 )
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Expertise: Business management, construction and sand, gravel and aggregate production

President and chairman of The Everist Co., a construction materials company; a director of several corporations.
Thomas Everist
Karen B. Fagg - 59 ( 8 )
Billings, Montana
Expertise: Engineering and business management

Retired, formerly vice president of DOWL HKM and formerly president and majority owner of HKM Engineering Inc.; on the board of several organizations.
Karen B. Fagg
A. Bart Holaday - 71 ( 5 )
Placitas, New Mexico, and Grand Forks, North Dakota
Expertise: Natural gas and oil industry, business development, finance and law

Retired, formerly managing director of Private Markets Group of UBS Asset Management; on the board of several organizations.
A. Bart Holaday
Dennis W. Johnson - 64 ( 12 )
Dickinson, North Dakota
Expertise: Business management, engineering and finance

Chairman and chief executive officer of TMI Systems Design Corp., an architectural woodwork manufacturer; a former director of Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
Dennis W. Johnson
Thomas C. Knudson - 67 ( 5 )
Houston, Texas
Expertise: Natural gas and oil industry, sustainable development and engineering

President of Tom Knudson Interests, providing consulting services in energy, sustainable development and leadership; formerly senior vice president of human resources, government affairs and communications of ConocoPhillips.
Thomas C. Knudson
Patricia L. Moss - 59 ( 10 )
Bend, Oregon
Expertise: Finance and human resources

Vice chairman of Cascade Bancorp and Bank of the Cascades, formerly president and chief executive officer of Cascade Bancorp and Bank of the Cascades; on the board of several organizations.
Patricia L. Moss
J. Kent Wells - 56 ( 1 )
Denver, Colorado
Expertise: Natural gas and oil industry

Vice Chairman of the Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Exploration & Production Co. Formerly an executive with one of the world’s largest oil and natural gas production companies.
J. Kent Wells
John K. Wilson - 58 ( 10 )
Omaha, Nebraska
Expertise: Finance and natural gas industry

Formerly president of Durham Resources LLC, a privately held financial management company, and formerly a director of a mutual fund; on the board of several organizations.
John K. Wilson

Management Policy Committee

David L. Goodin - 51 ( 30 )
President and Chief Executive Officer of MDU Resources; formerly president and CEO of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., Great Plains Natural Gas Co., Cascade Natural Gas Corporation and Intermountain Gas Company.
Bruce T. Imsdahl
David C. Barney - 58 ( 28 )
President and Chief Executive Officer of Knife River Corporation. Formerly held executive and management positions within Knife River.
Steven L. Bietz - 54 ( 32 )
President and Chief Executive Officer of WBI Energy, Inc. Formerly held executive and management positions with WBI Energy, Inc.
Steven L. Bietz
Mark A. Del Vecchio - 54 ( 10 )
Vice President of Human Resources of MDU Resources. Formerly director of compensation and executive programs of MDU Resources.
Mark Del Vecchio
Dennis L. Haider - 60 ( 36 )
Executive Vice President of Business Development of MDU Resources. Formerly executive vice president of marketing, gas supply and business development of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., Great Plains Natural Gas Co., Cascade Natural Gas Corporation and Intermountain Gas Company.
K. Frank Morehouse - 55 ( 12 )
President and Chief Executive Officer of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., Great Plains Natural Gas Co., Cascade Natural Gas Corporation and Intermountain Gas Company. Formerly executive vice president and general manager of Cascade Natural Gas and Intermountain Gas.
K. Frank Morehouse
Cynthia J. Norland - 58 ( 29 )
Vice President of Administration of MDU Resources. Formerly associate general council of MDU Resources.
Cynthia J. Norland
Paul K. Sandness - 58 ( 33 )
General Counsel and Secretary of MDU Resources. Serves as general counsel and secretary of all major company subsidiaries; formerly senior attorney and held other positions of increasing responsibility.
Paul K. Sandness
Doran N. Schwartz - 43 ( 8 )
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MDU Resources. Serves as senior financial officer and member of the board of directors of all major subsidiary companies; formerly chief accounting officer of MDU Resources.
Doran N. Schwartz
Jeffrey S. Thiede - 51 ( 10 )
President and Chief Executive Officer of MDU Construction Services Group, Inc. Formerly held executive and management positions within MDU Construction Services Group.
Jeffrey S. Thiede
J. Kent Wells - 56 ( 2 )
Vice Chairman of the Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Exploration & Production Co. Formerly an executive with one of the world’s largest oil and natural gas production companies.
J. Kent Wells

Other Corporate and Senior Company Officers

William R. Connors - 51 ( 9 )
Vice President of Renewable Resources, MDU Resources.
Nicole A. Kivisto - 39 ( 18 )
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, MDU Resources.
Douglass A. Mahowald - 63 ( 31 )
Treasurer and Assistant Secretary, MDU Resources.
John P. Stumpf - 53 ( 21 )
Vice President of Strategic Planning, MDU Resources.