William B. Ellis joined our board of directors in September 1995. Dr. Ellis is a senior visiting fellow of the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Dr. Ellis retired as chairman of Northeast Utilities in 1995, where he also served as chief executive officer from 1983 to 1993. Dr. Ellis joined Northeast Utilities in 1976 as its chief financial officer. He was a consultant with McKinsey & Co. from 1969 to 1976 and was a principal in that firm from 1975 to 1976. Dr. Ellis serves on the boards of directors of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and on the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. He has a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Maryland. |