Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 17, 2003
MARK A. RUELLE has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Westar Energy Inc. since January 2003. Previously, he was
President of Nevada Power Company/Sierra Pacific Resources, Inc., from
June 2001 to May 2002 and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Sierra Pacific Resources from March 1997 to May 2001. Profile
JAMES S. HAINES JR. has been President, Chief Executive Officer and a
Director Westar Energy, Inc., since December 2002. Mr. Haines has been
an Adjunct Professor and Skov Professor of Business Ethics at the
University of Texas at El Paso since January 2002. Prior to joining
Westar, he was President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of El
Paso Electric Company from May 1996 to November 2001. Profile
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Mr. Haines: Until the mid 1990s, Westar Energy operated as a
