Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 11, 2002

Edward Bernica – Energy West Inc (ewst)

EDWARD J. BERNICA is President and Chief Executive Officer for Energy West Inc. Previously he was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Energy West. Prior to joining Energy West he was Director of Finance, US West International; Director of Capital, US West; Director of Cash Management, US West; Director of Financial Analysis and Evaluation, Enron; Engineer, Internorth. Mr. Bernica is on the Board of Directors of United Way of Cascade County; the Board of Directors of the Montana Community Foundation; the Board of Directors of Great Falls Central High School. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Midwest Energy Association. Mr. Bernica has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kansas and an MBA from Creighton University. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a quick overview of Energy West?

Mr. Bernica: Energy West was started in 1909 as Great Falls Gas

Company. It was the natural gas utility in Great Falls