Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 16, 2021, the Boards of Directors of both MGE Energy, Inc. (MGE Energy)
and Madison Gas and Electric Company (MGE) elected Noble L. Wray as a member of
both boards of directors, effective September 1, 2021. Mr. Wray will be a Class
III director whose term will expire at the annual meeting of shareholders in
2022. Mr. Wray was also elected to serve on the Audit Committee and the
Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors of MGE Energy,
effective as of September 1, 2021.
Mr. Wray has been determined by MGE Energy's Board of Directors to be an
independent director under the independence guidelines adopted by the NASDAQ
Stock Market, Inc.
Mr. Wray retired from the Madison Police Department after 30 years. He was
promoted through the ranks and was appointed Chief of Police of the City of
Madison in 2004. He is a nationally recognized leader who speaks on implicit
bias, community and trust based policing, and procedural justice. Mr. Wray was
asked by the Department of Justice to help lead the national initiative to
implement President Obama's "21st Century Policing" Recommendations. He
Co-Chaired Governor James Doyle's State Commission on Reducing Racial Disparity
in the Criminal Justice System, which received national recognition and he
currently serves on Wisconsin Governor Tony Ever's Pardon Advisory Board. Since
2014, he has consulted in a number of cities like Ferguson, Baltimore and New
York. He is a certified trainer/consultant for both Steven Covey and COPS Office
Fair and Impartial Policing. Mr. Wray has been active in the Madison community
through his career with the Madison Police Department as well as through his
significant non-profit and community work. In addition to serving on many
community boards, in 2014, Mr. Wray was Interim President and CEO of the Urban
League of Greater Madison. Mr. Wray holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Criminal Justice from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and is a graduate of
the Wisconsin Department of Justice Executive Leadership Course.
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