NOVI,
Mich., July 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ITC Holdings
Corp. announced today the promotion of Krista Tanner to president, ITC Holdings Corp.
and Simon Whitelocke to senior vice
president, chief business officer, ITC Holdings Corp. Whitelocke
will remain president, ITC Michigan. Linda
Apsey will remain in her role of chief executive officer,
ITC Holdings Corp. All organizational changes are effective
July 17, 2024.
"The changes announced today reflect a strong leadership team
that continues to position ITC for long-term success. Krista and
Simon's expertise, leadership and vision exemplify our focus on
excellence, performance and driving value for customers. Their
experience and success at ITC will serve them well as we continue
to advance the greater grid across our footprint," said Apsey.
In her role as chief executive officer, Apsey will continue to
be responsible for driving the strategic vision and direction of
ITC, as well as provide continued oversight of the company's
financial performance. Apsey joined ITC in 2003 and was appointed
to president and CEO in 2016. Apsey also serves on ITC's Board of
Directors. Prior to joining ITC, she held various roles at DTE
Energy. Apsey received an honorary Doctor of Business degree, and
earned a Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science
in public affairs management, from Michigan
State University.
In her new role as president, Tanner will oversee the overall
business operations of ITC and its subsidiaries. Prior to this
role, she served as senior vice president and chief business
officer. Tanner joined ITC in 2014 as president of ITC Midwest.
Prior to joining ITC, she worked at Alliant Energy, served as a
state public utility regulator of the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB)
under the appointment by Gov. Chet
Culver, and earlier in her career worked as an attorney at
an Iowa law firm. She earned a
Master of Business Administration from the Tippie School of
Management at the University of Iowa, a
Juris Doctorate from Drake University
School of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Northern Iowa.
As senior vice president and chief business officer of ITC
Holdings Corp., and president, ITC Michigan, Whitelocke will be
responsible for leading the company's regulatory, federal affairs,
and marketing and communications functions, as well as overseeing
the strategic direction, community relations and financial
performance for ITC's four operating subsidiaries: ITC Midwest, ITC
Great Plains, ITCTransmission and Michigan Electric
Transmission Company (METC). Whitelocke previously served as ITC's
chief compliance officer and served in other roles responsible for
regulatory affairs, external affairs and internal audit functions.
Prior to joining ITC, he worked at DTE Energy and in public
accounting. Whitelocke earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in
accounting from the University of
Toronto and an MBA in finance and management from
Michigan State University.
About ITC Holdings Corp.
ITC Holdings Corp. is the largest independent electricity
transmission company in the United
States. ITC provides transmission grid solutions to improve
reliability, expand access to markets, allow new generating
resources to interconnect to its systems and lower the overall cost
of delivered energy. Through its regulated operating subsidiaries
ITCTransmission, Michigan Electric Transmission Company, ITC
Midwest and ITC Great Plains, ITC owns and operates high-voltage
transmission infrastructure in Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, expanding into Wisconsin. These systems serve a combined peak
load exceeding 26,000 megawatts along 16,000 circuit miles of
transmission line, supported by 700 employees and 1,000
contractors. ITC is based in Novi,
Michigan. For further information visit
www.itc-holdings.com. ITC is a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., a leader
in the North American regulated electric and gas utility
industry.
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