Sector: Utilities
Director information for OTTER TAIL CORP (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES S. MACFARLANE | Chief Executive Officer and President; President and Chief Executive Officer | 61 | ["Chief Executive Officer since 2015 and President since 2014 of Otter Tail Corporation","Chief Executive Officer since 2007 and President from 2003 to 2014 of Otter Tail Power Company","Held a number of positions including Chief Operating Officer from 2014 to 2015","Senior Vice President, Electric Platform in 2003","Director of Electric Distribution Planning, Engineering and Reliability at Xcel Energy, Inc. from 2000 to 2001","Director of Delivery Construction & Field Operations for Northern States Power Company from 1997 to 2000"] | [] | 2026 |
| CHRISTOPHER B. CLARK | Retired President of Northern States Power Company; Director | 59 | ["More than 30 years of experience in the utility industry","Former President of NSP-MN","Oversaw electric generation, transmission and distribution for 1.6 million electric customers","Responsible for regulatory strategy","Legal experience as Assistant General Counsel and Managing Attorney","Extensive utility, public policy and leadership expertise","Financially literate"] | ["Audit Committee","Corporate Governance Committee"] | 2026 |
| Dr. Kathryn O. Johnson | Senior Geochemist at Barr Engineering | 71 | ["Ph.D. in Geology from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology","Experience in environmental investigation, assessment, compliance, and permitting","Specialized in applying geochemistry to resource development in the mining industry","Served on the Pennington County Planning Commission","Served on the South Dakota Board of Water and Natural Resources","Served on the South Dakota Board of Regents","Served on the South Dakota Board of Minerals and Environment"] | ["Compensation and Human Capital Management","Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| Dr. Michael E. LeBeau | System Vice President for the health services division | 53 | ["executive leadership","health and public policy expertise","service on the Sanford Health Board of Trustees","community leader"] | ["Compensation and Human Capital Management","Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| JEANNE H. CRAIN | Retired President and Chief Executive Officer of Bremer Financial Corporation; Director | 66 | ["Extensive leadership and strategic planning experience in the banking industry","More than 40 years of banking experience","Thorough understanding of the utility’s service territory, its customers, and public policy issues","Oversaw technology, regulatory, and human resources functions as CEO of Bremer","Audit committee financial expert","Financially literate"] | ["Audit","Compensation and Human Capital Management","Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| JOHN D. ERICKSON | Advisor to Cascade Asset Management Company | 67 | ["Public company executive leadership experience","Financial expertise","Deep knowledge of the Corporation’s business and the utility industry"] | ["Nominating and Governance Committee","Investment Committee"] | 2026 |
| Kathryn O. Johnson | [] | ["Corporate Governance Committee"] | 2026 | ||
| MARY E. LUDFORD | Retired Chief Audit Executive and Deputy Chief Security Officer; Director | 66 | ["Senior operating and financial executive with 39 years of experience in the energy industry","Experience with financial reporting, internal audit, financial controls, mergers and acquisitions, customer operations","Accountable for cybersecurity, physical security, and operational technology security control programs","Audit committee financial expert","Financially literate"] | ["Audit","Corporate Governance","Audit Committee","Corporate Governance Committee"] | 2026 |
| Michael E. LeBeau | Chair | [] | ["Corporate Governance Committee"] | 2026 | |
| NATHAN I. PARTAIN | Chairman | 69 | ["executive leadership","governance expertise","financial expertise","knowledge of the utility industry","management services to institutional clients"] | ["None"] | 2026 |
| Steven L. Fritze | Director; Chair of the Audit Committee | 72 | ["Chief Financial Officer of Ecolab Inc.","public company accounting","finance","financial reporting expertise","executive leadership experience","management of information technology systems","experience with mergers and acquisitions","Audit committee financial expert","Financially literate"] | ["Audit","Corporate Governance","Audit Committee","Corporate Governance Committee"] | 2026 |
| STEVEN P. RASCHE | Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Director | 66 | ["40 years of leadership experience across utility, manufacturing and healthcare sectors","deep understanding of corporate governance, finance, utility regulatory and risk management","Financially literate"] | ["Audit Committee","Compensation and Human Capital Management Committee"] | 2026 |
| THOMAS J. WEBB | Director | 73 | ["Executive leadership experience","Public company accounting","Finance and financial reporting expertise","Experience with government and commercial litigation","Comprehensive understanding of utility operations","Utility industry and regulatory accounting expertise","Audit committee financial expert","Financially literate"] | ["Audit","Compensation and Human Capital Management","Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
