RAPID CITY, S.D., July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Black Hills Corp. 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/.
