EVANSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Vectren Corporation Board of Directors announced Wednesday the election of Dr. Martin C. Jischke to the company's Board of Directors, and the promotion of Ellis Redd to vice president of human resources.
Jischke, president of Purdue University since 2000, begins service on the Vectren board effective February 1. The prominent higher-education advocate currently serves on President George W. Bush's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and is a member of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges Board of Directors. The Chicago native has been cited with honorary doctoral degrees from a number of institutions including the University of Evansville. The 2004 Justin Smith Morrill Award winner received his bachelor's degree in physics with honors from the Illinois Institute of Technology and earned his master's and doctoral degrees in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He serves on the Board of Directors of Wabash National Corporation and Duke Realty. Jischke and his wife Patricia have two grown children.
Redd, a Martinsville, Virginia native, will immediately assume the position of vice president of human resources. Redd previously served as vice president of strategic sourcing and productivity at Vectren. Formerly employed at Mead Johnson Nutritionals and Alcoa, he received his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University and an M.B.A. from Washington University. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Indiana Business Diversity Council, the Dunigan YMCA, St. Mary's Hospital Foundation Board, and the local United Negro College Fund advisory group. The former member of the Evansville Redevelopment Commission also serves as the chairman of the Supplier Diversity & Development Committee of the Indiana Energy Association.
"We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Jischke to our board of directors. Whether focusing on alternative energy sources or energy conservation, Dr. Jischke has been instrumental in charting an interdisciplinary approach to finding solutions to the nation's energy challenges. His experience and leadership in the energy industry will serve our shareholders well," said Vectren Chairman, President and CEO Niel C. Ellerbrook. "Ellis will provide new leadership for our human resources area. His strategic perspective combined with his diverse business experiences will enable him to begin impacting our organization immediately."
About Vectren
Vectren Corporation is an energy holding company headquartered in Evansville, Ind. Vectren's energy delivery subsidiaries provide gas and/or electricity to more than one million customers in adjoining service territories that cover nearly two-thirds of Indiana and west central Ohio. Vectren's nonutility subsidiaries and affiliates currently offer energy- related products and services to customers throughout the Midwest and Southeast. These include gas marketing and related services; coal production and sales; and energy infrastructure services. To learn more about Vectren, visit http://www.vectren.com/.
