Chandler Named to Board of Directors.Business Editors TOPEKA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2000 Western Resources today announced the election of Charles Q. Chandler, IV, to its board of directors. Chandler is president and director of INTRUST Financial Corporation and is chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of INTRUST Bank, Wichita. Chandler received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Kansas State University Kansas State University, main campus at Manhattan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered and opened 1863. There is an additional campus at Salina. Among the university's research facilities are the J. R. , Manhattan, Kansas Manhattan is a city located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kansas at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. As of the July 2005 census estimate, its population was 49,462, making it the eighth-largest city in Kansas. , and an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration in finance from Northwestern University Northwestern University, mainly at Evanston, Ill.; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1855 by Methodists. In 1873 it absorbed Evanston College for Ladies. , Evanston, Illinois Evanston is a city on Lake Michigan in Cook County, Illinois directly north of Chicago, east of Skokie, and south of Wilmette. The city was first settled in 1836, and has a total population of 74,239[1]. Evanston is part of Chicago's affluent North Shore region. . &uot;Charlie Chandler's business experience and long-standing family interest in KGE KGE Keller Ground Engineering KGE Knights of the Golden Eagles and Western Resources will serve our shareholders well,&uot; said David C. Wittig, Western Resources chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer. Chandler's father, Charles Q. Chandler, served on the board of the directors for Kansas Gas and Electric Company from 1974 to 1992 and Western Resources from 1992 until retiring in 1999. Chandler serves on the boards of the Salvation Army and Wesley Medical Center, is president of the Kansas Society for Crippled Children, and a member of the Young Presidents Organization, Kansas State University Endowment Foundation, and many other organizations. Chandler replaces Tom Clevenger, Wichita, who retired from the board. &uot;It's been a great pleasure for me to serve on the Western Resources board for more than 24 years,&uot; said Clevenger. &uot;This company has a rich history and a strong future. However, it is time for me to spend additional time with other interests. For that reason, I have left the Western Resources board, as well as the boards of The Security Benefit Group of Companies and The Menninger Foundation Board of Directors. &uot;I wish my friends and colleagues at Western Resources the very best,&uot; said Clevenger. &uot;Tom's tenure with the board has been an asset to this company for almost a quarter century,&uot; said Wittig. &uot;Western Resources and its predecessor companies have benefited from Tom's counsel and guidance the past 24 years. His leadership and dedication will be missed, but we wish him well.&uot; Western Resources (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :WR) is a consumer services company with interests in monitored services and energy. The company has total assets of more than $8 billion, including security company holdings through ownership of Protection One (NYSE:POI), which has more than 1.6 million security customers in 48 states and Europe. Its utilities, KPL KPL Khaosan Pathet Lao (News Agency, Laos) KPL Korporaal (Dutch) KPL Korporal (German) KPL Kansas Power & Light KPL Kerry Properties Limited KPL Kit Parts List and KGE, provide electric service to approximately 614,000 customers in Kansas. Through its ownership in ONEOK Inc. (NYSE:OKE n. 1. A Turkish and Egyptian weight, equal to about 2 |
|
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion