ST. LOUIS, March 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Ameren
Corporation (NYSE: AEE) announced today that effective May 1 Shawn Schukar, a 32-year veteran of the
company, has been promoted to chairman and president of Ameren
Transmission Company, a subsidiary dedicated to electric
transmission infrastructure investment and expansion of Ameren's
robust transmission system of more than 7,800 circuit miles of
high-voltage transmission lines in Illinois and Missouri.
He succeeds Maureen Borkowski,
who last year announced her retirement effective April 30, 2017.
"I am fortunate to have a strong leader of the caliber of Shawn
able to immediately follow in the footsteps of Maureen Borkowski, one of the industry's top
leaders in the transmission business," said Warner Baxter, chairman, president and CEO of
Ameren Corporation. "Shawn is a respected and proven leader at
Ameren and in our industry. His broad base of experience includes
senior leadership positions in transmission, distribution,
generation and energy trading operations, as well as corporate
strategic planning. As Ameren looks to continue to make significant
transmission investments in the communities we serve and in our
region, Shawn's strong leadership skills and industry expertise
will help Ameren continue to deliver superior long-term value to
our customers and shareholders for many years to come."
Schukar, a native of Shobonier,
Illinois, is currently Ameren's senior vice president of
transmission operations, construction and project management. He
has held many leadership positions at Ameren or its predecessor
companies since joining the company in 1984, including senior vice
president of utility operations for Illinois Power, senior vice
president of Ameren Energy Resources Company, LLC and vice
president of strategic initiatives.
Schukar has a master of business administration degree from the
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, where he also earned a bachelor of science
degree in engineering. He is active in several community and
non-profit organizations, including the Arts and Education Council
of St. Louis, Missouri Botanical
Garden and Junior Achievement of Greater
St. Louis. He and his wife are residents of Collinsville, Illinois.
"Ameren Transmission has a great team focused on delivering
value to our customers by strengthening the grid, improving
reliability and providing access to renewable energy sources,"
Schukar said. "It's an honor to be entrusted with this great
responsibility and to follow Maureen
Borkowski, whose energy and vision have led Ameren
Transmission and its expert team to success."
About Ameren
St. Louis-based Ameren
Corporation powers the quality of life for 2.4 million
electric customers and more than 900,000 natural gas customers in a
64,000-square-mile area through its Ameren Missouri and Ameren
Illinois rate-regulated utility subsidiaries. Ameren Illinois
provides electric and natural gas transmission and distribution
service while Ameren Missouri provides vertically integrated
electric service, with generating capacity of over 10,200
megawatts, and natural gas distribution service. Ameren
Transmission Company of Illinois
develops regional electric transmission projects. Follow the
company on Twitter @AmerenCorp. For more information, visit
Ameren.com.
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