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Kansas City Power & Light Co.

is in the Business Services Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.3B
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Electric Power Generation & Distribution Services

Chairman & CEO
Michael J. Chesser
Number of Employees 2,166
Contact Information

1201 Walnut St

Kansas City, Missouri 64106

www.kcpl.com

(816) 556-2200

NAICS Code Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services: 541611

Recent Events

  • Kansas City Power and Light ramps up plans for wind power

    12/02/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • KCP&L Selects Siemens for Smart Grid Demonstration Project

    11/24/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Great Plains Energy Announces Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Webcast

    10/07/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

News & Analysis

kansas city power & light co. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Terry Bassham CFO & Executive Vice President, Finance & Strategic Dev
William G. Riggins Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel
John R. Marshall Executive Vice President, Utility Operations
Andrea F. Bielsker Senior Vice President, Finance
Barbara B. Curry Senior Vice President & Secretary
Michael L. Deggendorf Senior Vice President, Delivery
Scott H. Heidtbrink Senior Vice President, Corp Services
Carl Churchman Vice President, Construction
Chris B. Giles Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Chuck Tickles Vice President, IT
Dana Crawford Vice President
F. Dana Crawford Vice President, Plant Operations
Jim Alberts Vice President, Customer Operations
Kevin Bryant Vice President, Energy Solutions
Lora C. Cheatum Vice President, Admin Services
Lori A. Wright Vice President & Controller
Mark English Vice President
Marvin L. Rollison Vice President, Corp Culture & Community Strategy
Richard Spring Vice President, Transmission
Todd A. Kobayashi Vice President
William P. Herdegen Vice President, Customer Operations
Chuck Caisley Senior Director, Public Affairs
Hoang Nguyen Director of Supply Chain Management
Michael W. Cline Treasurer

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Michael J. Chesser Chairman & CEO

Organization Position Status
Kansas City Power & Light Company Chairman & CEO Current

Organization Position Status
Utilipoint International, Inc. Executive Vice President, Finance & Strategic Development and Cfo, Great Plains Energy Current
Great Plains Energy Inc. Cfo Current
Kansas City Power & Light Company CFO & Executive Vice President, Finance & Strategic Dev Current
Utilipoint International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
KCPL Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Great Plains Energy Inc. Executive Vice President, Finance & Strategic Development Former
El Paso Electric Company Executive Vice President Former
El Paso Electric Company General Counsel Former
Clark, Thomas & Winters Former

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.

Organization Position Status
Great Plains Energy Inc. Chief Legal Officer Current
Kansas City Power & Light Company Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel Current
KCPL Inc. Manager Current
Eebn Board of Directors Current
Keep Kansas City Beautiful Board of Directors Current
KCPL Inc. Board of Directors Current
Great Plains Energy Inc. Board of Directors Current
Edison Electric Institute Member Legal Committee Current
Kansas City Power & Light Company General Counsel & Vice President, Legal & Environ Affairs Former
Kansas City Power & Light Company General Counsel Former
Kansas Legal Services, Inc Attorney Former
University of Missouri-Kansas City Master's of Business Administration Degree Former
University of Kansas Bachelor of Science degrees Former

Organization Position Status
Champions Baseball Academy, Inc. CEO & President Current
Kansas City Power & Light Company Executive Vice President, Utility Operations Current
Great Plains Energy Inc. Executive Vice President, Utility Operations, Kcp Current
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. Senior Vice President, Managing Director, Mortgage Servicing Division Current
Champions Baseball Academy, Inc. Owner Current
Georgetown University Medical Center Director of Developmental Therapeutics and Gastrointestinal Oncology Current
Targeted Diagnostics & Therapeutics, Inc. Dr. Marshall Is Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Oncology Current
Truman Medical Center Board Member Current
Genesis School Board Member Current
Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc. President Former
Coastal Partners LLC President Former
Great Plains Energy Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Tennessee Valley Authority Senior Vice President, Customer Service Former
Energy Solutions, Inc. Senior Vice President, Delivery Former
Entergy Corporation Vice President Former
Morehead State University player Former
University of Louisville Coach Former
GFI Energy Ventures, LLC Senior Executive Resource Former
Entergy Corporation Operations Positions Former
Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program Former
University of Arkansas Bachelor of Science In Electrical Engineering Former
KCPL Inc. Former
Jacksonville University Former
SPL WorldGroup, Inc. Chairman Former
Infrasource Services, Inc. Chairman Former
Genscape, Inc. Director Former
University of Louisville School of Medicine M.D. Former
University of Louisville M.D. Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A Former
Duke University B.S. In Psychology Former

Organization Position Status
Kansas City Power & Light Company Senior Vice President, Finance Current

Organization Position Status
Kansas City Power & Light Company Senior Vice President & Secretary Current
U.S. Department of Labor Leadership Fellow Current
Great Plains Energy Inc. Secretary Current
The Central Exchange Board Member Current
The Nature Conservancy Board of Directors Current
Kansas City Power & Light Company Secretary Current
KCPL Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Nature Conservancy Trustee Current
TXU Corp. Executive Vice President, Business Services Former
Great Plains Energy Inc. Senior Vice President, Corporate Services Former
Great Plains Energy Inc. Corporate Secretary Former
The University of Texas Master’S of Science In Management Former
Indiana University Bachelor of Science In Business Former
Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program Former

Organization Position Status
Kansas City Power & Light Company Senior Vice President, Delivery Current
Great Plains Energy Inc. Senior Vice President, Delivery Current
Missouri Chamber of Commerce Board Member Current
Electric Power Research Institute (Epri) Committee Member Current
Everest Connections, LLC Senior Vice President Former
Utilicorp Vice President of Market Services Former
Great Plains Energy Inc. Vice President, Public Affairs Former
Kansas City Power & Light Company Vice President Former
KCPL Inc. Director of Energy Solutions Former
Energy Solutions, Inc. Senior Director Former
Iowa State University Bachelor of Science Degree In Business Administration Former
The University of Iowa Graduate Former
University of Colorado Graduate Former
Energy Solutions, Inc. Director Former
Iowa State University Bachelor of Science Degree In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Kansas City Power & Light Company Senior Vice President, Corp Services Current

Organization Position Status
Kansas City Power & Light Company Vice President, Construction Current

Organization Position Status
Kansas City Power & Light Company Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Current
Kansas City Power Current
The Family Conservancy Board Member Current
Kansas City Power & Light Company Director of Marketing Former
Kansas City Power & Light Company Rates and Contracts Department Former
KCPL Inc. Business Planning Former
Great Plains Energy Inc. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Kansas City Power & Light Company Vice President, IT Current

Organization Position Status
Great Plains Energy Inc. Vice President, Operations Current
Kansas City Power & Light Company Vice President Current
Great Plains Energy Inc. Director of Nuclear Power Former
Customer Services, Inc. Manager Former
Great Plains Energy Inc. Manager of Distribution Construction Former
Project Controls Supervisor Former
Commonwealth Edison Corp. Supervisor of Project Controls Former
DePaul University MBA Former
University of Missouri-Columbia Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Kansas City Power & Light Company Vice President, Plant Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Kansas City Power & Light Company Vice President, Customer Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Kansas City Power & Light Company Vice President, Energy Solutions Current

Organization Position Status
Kansas City Power & Light Company Vice President, Admin Services Current

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.

Organization Position Status
Great Plains Energy Inc. Vice President and Controller Current
Kansas City Power & Light Company Vice President & Controller Current
Great Plains Energy Inc. Board of Directors Current
The American National Red Cross Director Current
The American National Red Cross Finance Committee Member Current
Great Plains Energy Inc. Principal Accounting Officer Former
American Electric Power Company, Inc. Former
The University of Iowa Master of Business Administration Degree Former
The University of Iowa Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Kansas City Power & Light Company Vice President Current
Great Plains Energy Inc. General Counsel Current
Great Plains Energy Inc. Board of Directors Current
Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals Board of Directors Current
KLT Inc. Vice President Former
KLT Inc. General Counsel Former
KCPL Inc. Assistant Secretary Former
Kansas City Power & Light Company Assistant Secretary Former
Webster University adjunct faculty member Former
Gpe Former
University of Minnesota Juris Doctor Degrees Former
University of Minnesota Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Kansas City Power & Light Company Vice President, Corp Culture & Community Strategy Current
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City Vice Chair Current
Keep Kansas City Beautiful Director Current
Kansas City Power & Light Company Engineer Former
Rockhurst University Executive Master Former
Rockhurst University Executive Master’S In Business Administration Former
University of Missouri-Kansas City Bachelor of Science In Mechanical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Kansas City Power & Light Company Vice President, Transmission Current
Electric Power Research Institute (Epri) Board of Directors Current
Spp Board of Directors Current
KCPL Inc. Vice President of Power Production Former
Power LLC Vice President Former
Northern Indiana Public Service Company Director of Electric Production Former
Performance Programs, Inc. Manager Former
Kansas City Power & Light Company Plant Manager Former
Great Plains Energy Inc. Environmental Services Former
Kansas City Power & Light Company Operational Roles Former
Rockhurst University Master’s of Business Administration Degree Former
Rockhurst University Bachelor's Degree In Mechanical Engineering Former
Wichita State University Bachelor’s Degree In Mechanical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Kansas City Power & Light Company Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Kansas City Power & Light Company Vice President, Customer Operations Current
KCPL Inc. Current
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. senior member Former
Commonwealth Edison Corp. Former
The Maintenance Company, Inc. Former
University of Chicago Master's of Business Administration Degree Former
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Bachelor of Science In Electrical Engineering Former
University of Illinois Bachelor of Science In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Kansas City Power & Light Company Senior Director, Public Affairs Current

Organization Position Status
Kansas City Power & Light Company Director of Supply Chain Management Current
Asian American Chamber of Commerce Board Member Current
Supply Management Institute Board of Directors Current
National Contract Management Association Board of Directors Current
National Contract Management Association Member Current
KCPL Inc. Director of Resource Management Former
KCPL Inc. Contract Manager Former
Missouri One Call System, Inc. Board Member Former
University of Missouri Bachelor Degree In Electrical Engineering Former
DePaul University Certificate Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Great Plains Energy Inc. Treasurer and Chief Risk Officer Current
Kansas City Power & Light Company Treasurer Current
Kansas City Young Audiences Chairman Current
National Investor Relations Institute Board of Directors Current
Great Plains Energy Inc. Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer Former
Sprint Corporation Corporate Finance, Treasury Former
Caterpillar, Inc. Corporate Finance, Treasury Former
Corning Incorporated Corporate Finance, Treasury Former
Sara Lee Corporation Corporate Finance, Treasury Former
Great Plains Energy Inc. Assistant Treasurer Former
Gpe Former
Kansas City Power & Light Company Treasurer Former
Great Plains Energy Inc. Treasurer Former
Illinois State University MBA Former
Illinois State University Bachelor of Science Degree In Finance Former
Bradley University Bachelor of Science Degree In Finance Former

Executive News

  • Seeing the Light

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 8/14/09 - View Story

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