California ISO Announces Appointment of Daniel Yee as Chief Information Officer.News & Business Editors/Energy Writers FOLSOM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2001 The California Independent System Operator (California ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. ) announced today the appointment of Daniel Yee as its new chief information officer, effective July 16, 2001. Mr. Yee, a career information technology executive, brings a unique energy, business and technology perspective to his new role at the California ISO. Most recently, Yee was at the California Power Exchange (CalPX) where he also served as chief information officer. At CalPX, Yee managed all of the systems that controlled the flow of information between CalPX and the California ISO, including programs that handled the trading, scheduling, settlement and finance aspects of the market. His responsibilities also included the management of data center operations, communication networks (voice, data and internet), and desktop/office automation services. Yee was previously the director of computers and telecommunications services In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. at Pacific Gas and Electric Company
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) , (NYSE: PCG), is the utility that provides natural gas and electricity to most of Northern California. (PG&E). During his lengthy tenure at PG&E, Yee held several IT management positions where he was responsible for planning activities, the development of technical architecture and standards, and the design and introduction of new network and telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. infrastructures. "I am very pleased to have Daniel join our executive management team", said Terry Winter, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the California ISO. "I expect his extensive information technology experience coupled with a very pertinent PERTINENT, evidence. Those facts which tend to prove the allegations of the party offering them, are called pertinent; those which have no such tendency are called impertinent, 8 Toull. n. 22. By pertinent is also meant that which belongs. Willes, 319. industry background will be a tremendous asset to the organization." Yee holds a master of business administration degree with an emphasis in information systems from Golden Gate University and a B.S. degree in business and computer systems from San Francisco State University • • [ . Yee completed executive development programs with Duke University Fuqua School of Business The Fuqua School of Business is the business school of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Fuqua (pronounced few-qua) is one of the youngest U.S. business schools affiliated with elite research universities, but has shown strong performance in rankings by business (1995) and The University of Chicago (1991). The California ISO is charged with managing the flow of electricity along the long-distance, high-voltage power lines that make up the bulk of California's transmission system. The not-for-profit public-benefit corporation assumed the responsibility in March, 1998, when California opened its energy markets to competition and the state's investor-owned utilities turned their private transmission power lines over to the California ISO to manage. The mission of the California ISO is to safeguard the reliable delivery of electricity, facilitate markets and ensure equal access to a 25,526 circuit mile "electron highway." |
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