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Benjamin G. S. Fowke III is the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Xcel Energy Inc. since August 2011. [1] He is a member of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council. [2]
Fowke has a Bachelor of Science in finance and accounting from Towson University and has a CPA from AICPA which he obtained in 1982. [1] He grew up in Annapolis, Maryland. [3]
In the 1990s, he was the vice president in the NCE Retail business unit. This was before Northern States Power Co. and New Century Energies merged in the year 2000 to create Xcel Energy Inc.
Prior to assuming the role of CEO, Fowke worked in a number of different capacities at Xcel Energy Inc. In 2014, he drew industry admiration as he began navigating the company to become more environmentally sustainable in anticipation of changing EPA regulations. [4] He was the president and COO from August 2009 to August 2011. [1] From December 2008 to August 2009 he was the executive vice president, and from November 2002 to December 2008 he was the vice president. [5]
He is on many boards including Energy Insurance Mutual, the Electric Power Research Institute, and the Nuclear Energy Institute. [5]
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals(KFUPM) (Arabic: جامعة الملك فهد للبترول و المعادن, Jāmiʿat al-Malik Fahd li-l-Bitrūl wa-l-Maʿādin – short: Arabic: جامعة البترول Jāmiʿat al-Bitrūl), before 1986 as the University of Petroleum and Minerals, is a public research university in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1963 by King Saud bin Abdulalziz as the College of Petroleum and Minerals, it is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in Saudi Arabia and its science, engineering, business, and management programs are highly regarded in the country as well as in the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
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