Kansas City Power & Light Co.

Terry Bassham joined Great Plains Energy as its new Executive Vice President of Finance and Strategic Development and CFO on March 28, 2005. Mr. Bassham previously was Executive Vice President, CFO and Chief Administrative Officer for El Paso Electric Company (EPE) in El Paso, Texas. In those roles, he oversaw EPE financial, treasury, regulatory and administrative functions. Mr. Bassham joined EPE in 1996 as General Counsel and increasingly assumed responsibility for legislative affairs, regulatory filings and corporate governance. His career began in 1985 when he joined El Paso’s Kemp, Smith, Duncan & Hammond as an Associate Attorney. Mr. Bassham worked on EPE’s first Texas rate case involving the addition of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, and represented EPE in each of its subsequent related rate cases in Texas and New Mexico. In 1992, Mr. Bassham left Kemp, Smith to join Moreno, Fry & Bassham, practicing commercial litigation and labor law. In 1993, he joined Clark, Thomas & Winters and represented EPE in its proposed merger with Central & South West Corporation. Mr. Bassham holds a BBA - Accounting degree from the University of Texas-Arlington, and a Juris Doctorate degree from St. Mary’s University Law School, San Antonio, Texas.

Bill serves as General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer at Great Plains Energy, inc. His previous experience includes Vice Prsident of Legal and Environmental Affairs at KCP&L, the first Consumer Counsel for the State of Kansas and Assistant Public Counsel for the State of Texas.

Ms. Wright joined Great Plains Energy in 2001 and served as Assistant Controller until her appointment as the company’s Controller in November 2002. Wright began her career with Continental National Bank of Illinois in Chicago. In 1986, she joined the utility industry while at Iowa Electric Light & Power Company, and then held several accounting positions at Central & South West, a utility holding company. Following Central & South West’s merger with American Electric Power, Wright was appointed director of Accounting and Reporting at the new company. She has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Iowa. Ms. Wright is a member of the board of directors, finance committee and treasurer for the American Red Cross, Kansas City Chapter. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for Harvesters.