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Mr. Ely, age 58, is Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He has been President and Chief Executive Officer since November 10, 2000, and was elected Chairman of the Board on May 11, 2001. He has been employed by the Company since 1967. His experience includes management positions in engineering, operations, marketing, and natural gas. He was appointed Vice President of Marketing in 1986, Vice President of Natural Gas in 1991, Senior Vice President of Generation in 1996, Executive Vice President in 1999, and acting President and Chief Executive Officer in October 2000. Mr. Ely also serves as Chairman of the Board of Avista’s subsidiaries, including Avista Advantage and Avista Energy. Mr. Ely currently serves on the Boards of Edison Electric Institute, Western Energy Institute and the Inland Northwest Council of Boy Scouts of America. He is also a Board member of the Washington Roundtable where he serves as chair of the Economic Climate/ Fiscal Responsibility Committee, and is a Board member of the American Gas Association where he serves as Chair of the Security, Integrity & Reliability Committee, is on the Board Executive Committee and is a member of the Membership Services Committee. | 