MISO’s Board of Directors has three seats up for grabs in December, though the new board is only guaranteed one new face.
The RTO’s Nominating Committee advanced current Directors Theresa Wise and Robert Lurie for member consideration, along with newcomer Jody Davids. Formerly chief information officer for PepsiCo, Davids has also served as CIO for Agrium, Best Buy and Cardinal Health. She currently sits on the board for Premier, a Charlotte, N.C.-based health care improvement company.
Wise and Lurie are both rounding out their first terms and applied for reappointment. Lurie served the one-year remainder of former Director Thomas Rainwater’s term, which expires at the end of December.
Longtime Director Baljit Dail will not make a reappearance at MISO’s U-shaped board table next year. Dail spent 12 years on the board — three more than technically allowed — through a special waiver that allowed him an extra term so the board could retain a person with technology expertise.
MISO’s 139 voting-eligible members can begin casting ballots for candidates beginning 8 a.m. Thursday. The electronic polls will close at 5 p.m. Oct. 30. Board elections require a minimum 25% participation rate to achieve quorum.
Members can vote for or against any of the candidates, or abstain. Candidates must earn a majority of votes cast to be installed. MISO will announce election results in mid-November.
The board voted unanimously during its Sept. 17 meeting to retain Phyllis Currie as its chairman in 2021.
