Sandra J. Price Named to Great Plains Energy Board of Directors
May 05 2016 - 5:12PM
Business Wire
Great Plains Energy (NYSE: GXP) announced today that its board
of directors appointed Sandra J. Price, Senior Vice President,
Human Resources for Sprint Corporation, to the board of directors
of Great Plains Energy, effective May 4, 2016.
"We are very pleased to welcome Sandy to our board of
directors," said Terry Bassham, chairman and chief executive
officer. "The insights we will gain from her strong employee and
community experience will be an invaluable benefit to our
company."
Prior to her current role at Sprint, Price served as senior vice
president designee for the human resources, communications and
brand management functions of the Sprint Local Telephone Division
as the organization prepared for its divestiture from Sprint in
2006 and subsequently became EMBARQ (now CenturyLink). Price joined
Sprint in 1993, serving a variety of human resources roles. Before
coming to Sprint, she was a principal in the Blue Valley School
District (Overland Park, Ks.) and the Jenks Public Schools District
(Tulsa, Ok.).
"I am very honored to be appointed to the board of directors,"
Price said. "I believe my senior executive experience during a
transformational time in the telecommunications industry and my
commitment to our community will benefit Great Plains Energy as the
leadership team continues to position the company for growth in
today's changing energy industry."
Price earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in special education from
Oral Roberts University, a Master of Arts in learning disabilities
and school administration from University of Tulsa, and completed
doctoral coursework in policy and administration at the University
of Kansas.
An active professional and personal mentor, Price is also a
board member of the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce and member of
the United Way of Greater Kansas City Board of Trustees. She serves
as co-chair of the human capital work group for KC Rising, a
strategic initiative to fully realize the Kansas City region’s
potential in trade, ideas and people. Price served as the Kansas
City Chairperson for the 2015 Go Red for Women campaign,
benefitting the American Heart Association.
In 2012, Price was named to the Kansas City Business Journal’s
“Women Who Mean Business” list for her professional
accomplishments, contributions and her efforts to improve the
business climate for women. She was also named to the Profiles in
Diversity Journal’s, “Women Worth Watching.” She has served as
president of the Johnson County Community College Foundation and
has held board positions for the Kansas City Chapter of the
American Red Cross and the Volunteer Center of Johnson County,
Kansas.
About Great Plains
Energy:
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., Great Plains Energy
Incorporated (NYSE: GXP) is the holding company of Kansas City
Power & Light Company and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations
Company, two of the leading regulated providers of electricity in
the Midwest. Kansas City Power & Light Company and KCP&L
Greater Missouri Operations Company use KCP&L as a brand name.
More information about the companies is available on the Internet
at: www.greatplainsenergy.com or www.kcpl.com.
Forward-Looking
Statements:
Statements made in this release that are not based on historical
facts are forward-looking, may involve risks and uncertainties, and
are intended to be as of the date when made. Forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, the outcome of
regulatory proceedings, cost estimates of capital projects and
other matters affecting future operations. In connection with the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995, Great Plains Energy and KCP&L are providing a
number of important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the provided forward-looking information.
These important factors include: future economic conditions in
regional, national and international markets and their effects on
sales, prices and costs; prices and availability of electricity in
regional and national wholesale markets; market perception of the
energy industry, Great Plains Energy and KCP&L changes in
business strategy, operations or development plans; the outcome of
contract negotiations for goods and services; effects of current or
proposed state and federal legislative and regulatory actions or
developments, including, but not limited to, deregulation,
re-regulation and restructuring of the electric utility industry;
decisions of regulators regarding rates the Companies can charge
for electricity; adverse changes in applicable laws, regulations,
rules, principles or practices governing tax, accounting and
environmental matters including, but not limited to, air and water
quality; financial market conditions and performance including, but
not limited to, changes in interest rates and credit spreads and in
availability and cost of capital and the effects on nuclear
decommissioning trust and pension plan assets and costs;
impairments of long-lived assets or goodwill; credit ratings;
inflation rates; effectiveness of risk management policies and
procedures and the ability of counterparties to satisfy their
contractual commitments; impact of terrorist acts, including but
not limited to cyber terrorism; ability to carry out marketing and
sales plans; weather conditions including, but not limited to,
weather-related damage and their effects on sales, prices and
costs; cost, availability, quality and deliverability of fuel; the
inherent uncertainties in estimating the effects of weather,
economic conditions and other factors on customer consumption and
financial results; ability to achieve generation goals and the
occurrence and duration of planned and unplanned generation
outages; delays in the anticipated in-service dates and cost
increases of generation, transmission, distribution or other
projects; Great Plains Energy’s ability to successfully manage
transmission joint venture; the inherent risks associated with the
ownership and operation of a nuclear facility including, but not
limited to, environmental, health, safety, regulatory and financial
risks; workforce risks, including, but not limited to, increased
costs of retirement, health care and other benefits; and other
risks and uncertainties.
This list of factors is not all-inclusive because it is not
possible to predict all factors. Other risk factors are detailed
from time to time in Great Plains Energy’s and KCP&L’s
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual report on Form 10-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each forward-looking
statement speaks only as of the date of the particular statement.
Great Plains Energy and KCP&L undertake no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as
a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Great Plains
Energy:Investors:Calvin Girard, 816-654-1777Senior
Manager, Investor Relationscalvin.girard@kcpl.comorMedia:Katie
McDonald, 816-556-2365Senior Director, Corporate
Communicationskatie.mcdonald@kcpl.com
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