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William B. Timmerman, 59, a native of South Carolina, began his career at SCANA in 1978 as a senior vice president of finance and administration for Carolina Energies, Inc. Carolina Energies later merged
with South Carolina Electric & Gas Company to form SCANA Corporation, where he became vice president of finance. He was elected chief financial officer in 1983 and later became senior vice president and executive vice president. Elected to the SCANA board in 1991, he became president in 1995 and chief operating officer in 1996. Timmerman has been chairman, president and CEO since March 1997. Formerly a Certified Public Accountant, Timmerman started his career with Arthur Andersen & Company working with many southeast
manufacturing companies and electric and natural gas utilities. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Duke University in 1968 and is a 1990 graduate of the Advanced Management Program at the
Harvard Business School. Timmerman is also an alumnus of Leadership South Carolina. His career includes four years of enlisted service in the U.S. Navy. Timmerman serves on the board of directors of SCANA Corporation, Preholding, Inc., the Palmetto Business Forum, Duke University Board of Visitors, Fuqua School and Duke Neighborhood Partnership Board of Advisors. Past directorships include the South Carolina Research Authority (Chairman), Powertel, Inc., SouthernNet/Telecom USA, Wachovia Bank of South Carolina, Benedict College, South Carolina State Ports Authority and Palmetto Seed Corporation.
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