North American Windpower: Xcel Energy Appoints Two New Members To Its Board

Xcel Energy Appoints Two New Members To Its Board

by NAW Staff Tuesday December 19 2006

Minneapolis-headquartered Xcel Energy, a provider of electricity and natural gas, has appointed two new members to its board of directors: David A. Westerlund of Westminster, Colo., and Timothy V. Wolf of Boulder, Colo.

Westerlund is an executive vice president of administration and corporate secretary at Ball Corp., a Broomfield, Colo.-based manufacturer of recyclable aluminum beverage cans, where he has been employed since 1987. He earned his juris doctorate from the University of South Carolina and currently serves on the board of Exempla Healthcare.

Wolf is vice president and global chief financial officer for the Molson Coors Brewing Co., based in Denver. He was previously vice president, controller and chief accounting officer for Walt Disney Co. He earned his master's degree in finance and marketing from the University of Chicago and his undergraduate degree from Harvard.

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