Richard A. Abdoo Richard A. Abdoo retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wisconsin Energy Corporation on April 30, 2004, after serving in that capacity for thirteen years. Currently, he is President of R. A. Abdoo and Company, LLC. Mr. Abdoo has devoted most of his adult life to business leadership and issues of national and international importance. He has spoken out forcefully on matters that reflect his strong social conscience and commitment to justice for all in the Middle East. member of the national Advisory Board of the Arab American National Museum; and on the Boards of Directors of NiSource, Inc. and EnSync Energy Corporation. Over the years, Mr. Abdoo’s community involvement has earned him numerous awards and honors, including: the Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations in 2002; the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Dayton in 2002; the Energy Daily Individual Leadership Award for his contributions to the energy industry in 1996; and, the Distinguished Service Award—Human Relations from the National Conference of Christians and Jews (now the National Conference for Community and Justice) for his efforts to promote religious and racial harmony in 1991. Mr. Abdoo was graduated from the University of Dayton in 1965 with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. He received a Master of Arts degree in Economics in 1969 from the University of Detroit. In May 2009, the University of Detroit Mercy awarded him an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters degree. Mr. Abdoo has been married to the former Joan Kallid for 49 years. The couple has two children, a son, Mark and a daughter, Denise. ###