Committee Composition & Charter

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alaska Air Group

Bill Ayer has been chairman and chief executive officer of Alaska Air Group, the parent company of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, since May 2003. He began his career at Alaska Air Group more than 20 years ago. Ayer was appointed a director of Puget Energy and Puget Sound Energy in January 2005. He also serves on the boards of Angel Flight, the Museum of Flight, the Alaska Airlines Foundation and the Advisory Board of the University of Washington Business School.

President and CEO of The Seattle Foundation

Phyllis J. Campbell has been President and Chief Executive Officer of The Seattle Foundation since 2003. Prior to that she was Chair of the Community Board of U.S. Bank, Washington from 2001 to 2003, and was the bank?s President from 1993 to 2001. Campbell has been a director of Puget Energy since its incorporation in 1999 and of Puget Sound Energy since 1993. She also serves as a director of Nordstrom, SAFECO Corporation, Alaska Air Group, Inc., and Joshua Green Corporation. She is on the Board of Governors of the Washington State University Foundation.

President and CEO Brown & Cole Stores

Craig W. Cole has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Brown & Cole Stores, LLC since 1989. He has served as a director of Puget Energy and Puget Sound Energy since December 1999. He also serves as a director of the National Food Marketing Institute and the National Association of Corporate Directors (Pacific Northwest Chapter). In addition, Cole serves as a Regent of the University of Washington and is a member of the Washington Roundtable.

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern California Edison Company (Retired)

Stephen E. Frank served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern California Edison from 1995 until his retirement in January 2002. Prior to that he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Florida Power and Light Company from 1990 to 1995. Frank has been a director of Puget Energy and Puget Sound Energy since 2003. He also serves as a director of UNOVA, Inc., Washington Mutual, Inc., and Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Limited.

Chairman & CEO Uwajimaya, Inc.

Tomio Moriguchi has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Uwajimaya, Inc. since December 1994. Moriguchi has been a director of Puget Energy since its incorporation in 1999 and of Puget Sound Energy since 1988. He also serves as President of the Board of North American Post Publishing, Inc.

President Emeritus, University of Hawaii and Chancellor Emeritus, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Dr. Kenneth P. Mortimer is President Emeritus of the University of Hawaii and Western Washington University. He also is Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Mortimer was named President of the University of Hawaii in 1993. He also is Senior Associate of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems. Mortimer holds a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a director of Puget Energy and Puget Sound Energy since 2001.

President Narodick Consulting

Sally G. Narodick is retired President of Narodick Consulting, which specializes in strategic planning for the educational technology industry. She retired in 2000 as Chief Executive Officer of Apex Learning Inc., a venture-backed Internet distance-learning company. Previously, she served as a consultant on strategic planning for educational-technology software for IBM Corporation. Narodick has been a director of Puget Energy since its incorporation in 1999 and of Puget Sound Energy since 1989. She also serves as a director of Cray, Inc., Penford Corporation, SumTotal Systems, Inc., and Solutia Inc.

Member, Simon Johnson LLC

Herbert B. Simon has been a member since 1985 of Simon Johnson LLC and its predecessor company, a real estate and venture capital projects investment company located in Tacoma, Washington. He has served as a director of Puget Energy and Puget Sound Energy since March 2006. Simon also serves as a Regent of the University of Washington.

President, CEO, CriticalControl Solutions Corp.

George Watson is president and CEO of CriticalControl Solutions Corp., located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Previously, he was an executive with Dome Petroleum Corp. and TransCanada Pipelines, Ltd., where he served as president and CEO. He has been a director of Puget Energy and Puget Sound Energy since July 2006. He also serves on the boards of Canadian Spirit Resources, Inc., CriticalControl Solutions Corp., and Teekay Shipping Corporation’s unit which specializes in the transportation of liquefied natural gas.

President and CEO Puget Energy and Puget Sound Energy

Steve Reynolds is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Washington-based Puget Energy, a Fortune 1000 company, and its utility subsidiary, Puget Sound Energy (PSE). Reynolds has three decades of experience in both the natural-gas and electric power business, including significant accomplishments in energy matters at the state and federal levels in North America and internationally. He was formerly CEO of Reynolds Energy International and also served for 10 years as CEO of Pacific Gas Transmission Company of Portland, Oregon.  Full biography

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