COLLINSVILLE, Ill.,
Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Richard J. Mark, President of Ameren Illinois, has been
named as one of the nation's top business leaders by the
publication "African-American Career World". He is being
recognized in the Winter/Spring edition, along with executives from
nine major corporations:
- Sam's Club
- Xerox
- American Express
- Carnival Cruise Lines
- TIAA-CREF
- UPS
- Merck
- Kaiser Permanente
- Infor
"The executives on our inaugural list of top African-American
business leaders were selected for their business acumen,
leadership, and vision to drive their company's success, often
during difficult times," said Joann
Whitcher, Editorial Director, Equal Opportunity
Publications. "This initial listing demonstrates a range of
influence, in companies both public and private, spanning the
energy, finance, hospitality, healthcare, package delivery,
pharmaceutical, retail, and technology industries."
Mark is responsible for electric and gas distribution to more
than 1.2 million electric and 812,000 gas customers across
three-quarters of the state of Illinois. The Ameren Illinois complex delivery
system includes 4,500 miles of electric transmission lines, 45,700
miles of distribution lines, 18,100 miles of natural gas
transmission and distribution mains and 12 underground natural gas
storage fields. Ameren Illinois, which has $2.5 billion in
revenues and more than 3000 employees, is a subsidiary of
Ameren Corporation which is ranked 313th of the Fortune
500 companies.
To ensure a secure energy future for Ameren Illinois customers,
Mark is leading a Strategic Customer Initiative focused on
promoting energy efficiency and Smart Grid technologies. Under
Mark's leadership, Ameren Illinois has established a regulatory
model that has enabled his company to move forward on a 10-year,
$3.5 billion upgrade to the state's
energy delivery infrastructure. In addition to giving
customers new tools and services to manage their energy usage and
save money, the improvement projects are creating hundreds of new
jobs, improving reliability, and boosting economies in central and
southern Illinois.
Mark serves on a variety of boards and organizations including
Enterprise Bank and Trust, Madison Mutual Insurance, Major Case
Squad of Greater St. Louis, and
the St. Louis Police Foundation.
He has received three honorary doctorate degrees for his civic and
community work, as well as numerous awards and honors; most
recently Mark was recognized by Savoy magazine in its 2014 spring
issue as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate
America. In 2012, Black Enterprise magazine named him one of the
100 Most Powerful Executives in America. His other honors include
the NAACP's Inspiring St. Louisan Award of 2011, St. Louis Business
Journal's Ten Years of Influence of 2010, St. Louis Business
Journal's Most Influential Energy Executive of 2010 and many
more.
Background on African-American Career World Magazine
Published two times a year
Audience: Students, entry-level and professionals in all career
professions who are African American. Copy of magazine is sent to
their home address. In addition to direct subscribers, the magazine
is distributed by direct request in bulk to all 2,474 four-year
universities, 34 top graduate schools, and all 296 accredited
engineering schools at their placement offices and to all related
student & professional associations.
Print Readership: 60,200
Background on Equal Opportunity Publications
Published by Equal Opportunity Publications (www.eop.com). The
company publishes magazines that are intended to be a recruitment
link between students and professionals. Each magazine focuses on
specific career strategies, industry trends and role model
profiles. Their magazines include:
- Women Engineer
- Minority Engineer
- Careers and the Disabled
- Workforce Diversity
- Hispanic Career World
- African American Career World
- Equal Opportunity
About Ameren Illinois
Ameren Illinois delivers energy to 1.2 million electric and 812,000
natural gas customers in Illinois.
Our mission is to power the quality of life. Our service territory
covers more than 1,200 communities and 43,700 square miles. For
more information, visit AmerenIllinois.com, find us on Twitter
@AmerenIllinois or Facebook.
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