Charlene A. Thomas Named to ALLETE Board of Directors
October 05 2021 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
ALLETE Inc.’s (NYSE: ALE) board of directors has elected
Charlene A. Thomas, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer
for United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS), to serve on the board
effective Oct. 4, 2021.
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During her 30 years at UPS, Thomas has held multiple leadership
roles in human resources, operations and strategic planning for the
Fortune 500 global transportation and logistics company. Before
being named chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer in early
2021, Thomas served as chief human resources officer and led
innovative initiatives to optimize the talent, leadership and
culture for the company’s more than 540,000 employees worldwide.
She also served as president of UPS’s west region with
responsibility for product growth and delivery operations in 25
U.S. central and western states. Thomas is a member of UPS’s
Executive Leadership Team.
“We are very pleased to welcome Charlene to the board,” said
ALLETE Chair, President and CEO Bethany Owen. “Charlene’s extensive
leadership experience in a wide variety of areas at UPS will be a
tremendous asset as ALLETE advances our sustainability in action
strategy to transform the nation’s energy landscape, serve our
customers with excellence, support our communities in fostering a
more equitable society, provide opportunities for our employees,
and create value for our shareholders.”
Thomas holds a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Temple
University and a master’s in business administration from Eastern
University. She is a member of the Executive Leadership Council,
serves on the board of directors for the National Urban League and
has served on the boards of many nonprofits, including the
Orangewood Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters and several local
United Way chapters.
“Charlene’s record of proven leadership, her commitment to
principled and values-based governance, and her broad and deep
business and human resources experience make her a good fit with
the ALLETE board of directors,” said Heidi Jimmerson, lead
director. “We look forward to hearing her perspectives on a wide
range of topics, including meeting evolving customer needs in an
era of transformative challenges and ALLETE’s ESG policies and
initiatives.”
ALLETE Inc. (NYSE: ALE) is an energy company headquartered in
Duluth, Minnesota. In addition to its electric utilities, Minnesota
Power and Superior Water, Light and Power of Wisconsin, ALLETE owns
ALLETE Clean Energy, based in Duluth; and BNI Energy in Bismarck,
North Dakota; and has an 8 percent equity interest in the American
Transmission Co. More information about ALLETE is available at
www.allete.com. ALE-CORP
The statements contained in this release and statements that
ALLETE may make orally in connection with this release that are not
historical facts, are forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and
investors are directed to the risks discussed in documents filed by
ALLETE with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Investor Contact: Vince Meyer 218-355-3276 vmeyer@allete.com
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