Daniel F. Cole was named senior vice president, Administration, in October 2003. In this position, he directs a range of key business and corporate services, including information technology, purchasing, environmental and safety services, and corporate communications.
Mr. Cole joined Union Electric, now known as AmerenUE, in 1976 as an engineer at the Callaway Nuclear Plant, where he progressed to supervising engineer before transferring to Rate Engineering in 1985. He became a member of the Corporate Planning staff in 1988 and served as manager of Resource Planning from 1993 to 1997. He was named general manager of the Corporate Planning function in 1997 and senior vice president of Ameren Corporation in 1999. He also served as president of AmerenEnergy Resources, Ameren's nonregulated generating and marketing subsidiary and AmerenEnergy, the company's nonregulated power trading organization.
Mr. Cole is a member of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, the American Society for Engineering Management, and currently serves on the board of directors of Electric Energy, Inc., an independent generating company located at Joppa, Illinois. He has represented Ameren on Edison Electric Institute's Economics Committee and Strategic Planning Committee. He is a registered professional engineer in Missouri and Illinois.
Mr. Cole is also active and has served as president of several non-profit organizations in Missouri and currently serves on the board of directors of the St. Louis Public Schools Foundation.
Mr. Cole holds both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri-Rolla.
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