Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> November 12, 2001

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 begin with a brief historical sketch and an overview of

ENERGY WEST Inc.?

Mr. Bernica: ENERGY WEST actually started in 1909 as Great Falls Gas

Company, a privately held gas