Natural Resources >> Analyst Interviews >> May 6, 2002

Energy Industry Trends & Challenges: Howard Christensen – Christensen & Associates

HOWARD A. CHRISTENSEN, co-Chairman of Christensen & Associates, is a recognized authority on value enhancement, strategic positioning and investor relations. He has designed and implemented best practice programs to provide the optimum platform for an aggressive yet realistic approach to motivate the market to achieve fair market valuation and lower cost of capital. He has enabled clients to leverage their strengths and maximize their investor relations efforts. A number of Christensen clients have received the prestigious Association for Investment Management and Research Award for Excellence in Corporate Reporting and Investor Relations. Mr. Christensen has 30 years of experience working in the financial community. He was a manager with Andersen and left the firm to work in the corporate sector where he held top-level positions with multi- national companies. Prior to establishing his own company in 1982, he was Vice President of Planning and Investor Relations for a multi-billion dollar diversified company. Mr. Christensen is an honors graduate in Finance and Accounting of the University of Iowa. A frequent guest lecturer on investor relations, Mr. Christensen is an active member of the Financial Executives Institute, Association for Investment Management and Research, National Investor Relations Institute and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Profile
TWST: First the Enron situation, what impact do you see it having

on other energy companies and their reporting and disclosure

policies?

Mr. Christensen: It is certainly going to have an