OPPD President and CEO W. Gary Gates Elected to Mutual of Omaha Board of Directors.OMAHA, Neb. -- W. Gary Gates, President and Chief Executive Officer of Omaha Public Power District Omaha Public Power District, or OPPD, is a public electric utility in the State of Nebraska. It is one of the largest publicly owned electric utilities in the United States, serving more than 310,000 customers in 13 southeast Nebraska counties. (OPPD), has been elected to the Mutual of Omaha Mutual of Omaha, best known for sponsoring the popular television show Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, is a Fortune 500 insurance and financial services company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Board of Directors, Mutual Chairman and CEO Dan Neary Announced. Gates joined OPPD in 1972 and held a variety of positions before being named president and CEO in 2004. "Gary Gates has a great deal of experience and expertise in managing a large, complex organization within a highly regulated industry. He will add a valuable dimension to the Mutual of Omaha Board of Directors," Neary said. "We will rely on his perspective, as well as that of our other distinguished board members, as we work to achieve our objectives in an increasingly competitive and highly regulated environment." Two years after joining OPPD, Gates joined the staff at the Fort Calhoun Station nuclear power plant and held several positions within the utility's nuclear organization including reactor engineer, supervisor-operations and manager of the Fort Calhoun Station. In 1989 he was named executive assistant to the president and in 1990 he became division manager-Nuclear Operations. Gates was promoted to vice president with responsibility for OPPD's nuclear organization in 1992. Gates has served on the boards of the World Association of Nuclear Operators World Association of Nuclear Operators is an international organisation founded in 1989 after the Chernobyl accident to foster international cooperation and professional excellence within the nuclear industries. , the Nuclear Energy Institute, the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations The Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) is an organization established by the U.S. nuclear power industry in response to recommendations by the Kemeny Commission Report [1], following the investigation of the Three Mile Island Unit 2 event [2] , the Edison Electric Institute The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is the association of United States shareholder-owned electric power companies. Its members serve 95 percent of the ultimate customers in the shareholder-owned segment of the industry, and represent approximately 70 percent of the U.S. and the American Nuclear Society The American Nuclear Society (ANS) is an international, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) scientific and educational organization consisting of approximately 11,000 engineers, scientists, educators, students, and others with nuclear-related interests. . His community board service includes the AkSarBen Foundation Governor's Council, United Way of the Midlands, Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Creighton University, Durham Western Heritage Museum The Durham Western Heritage Museum, is located at 801 South 10th Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The museum is dedicated to preserving and displaying the history of the United States' western region. The museum is housed in Omaha's Union Station. , Methodist Hospital, Joslyn Art Museum, Wings Over the Heartland and River City Roundup. Gates holds a bachelor's degree from Iowa State University, a master's degree in industrial engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a master's degree in business administration from Creighton University. Mutual of Omaha is a full-service, multi-line organization providing insurance and financial products for individuals, businesses and groups throughout the United States. For more information about Mutual of Omaha, visit www.mutualofomaha.com. |
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