Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 3, 2004
GARY G. ELY is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Avista Corporation. Mr. Ely joined Avista Corporation in
1967. During his years with the company, he has worked in several areas
including engineering, operations, marketing and natural gas. In 1986 he
was named Vice President of Marketing and has had various other
assignments including Vice President of Natural Gas, responsible for the
company's overall natural gas systems in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and
California. In 1995, Mr. Ely's responsibilities included the overall
management of Avista Corporation's hydro production and construction,
transmission and generation engineering, rate and regulatory matters at
both the state and federal levels, and government relations. In 1996 he
was named Senior Vice President with responsibility for the overall
management of the company's hydro production and thermal generation. He
also led the wholesale marketing and energy resource management for both
the electric and gas lines of business. Mr. Ely served as Executive Vice
President of Avista Corporation from January 1999 through October 2000,
before being promoted to his current positions. Mr. Ely also Chairs the
Boards of Avista Corporation's subsidiaries, Avista Energy and Avista
Advantage. Since receiving his Bachelor's degree at Brigham Young
University, Mr. Ely has participated in several executive-level courses
including the Public Utilities Executive Course at the University of
Idaho and postgraduate courses through the Stanford Graduate School of
Business, Edison Electric Institute Leadership, and Kidder Peabody
School of Financial Management. Profile
company's business.
Mr. Ely: Avista is fundamentally a utility serving the Inland Pacific
Northwest. We have electric and
