ATC Announces Five Leadership Promotions

PEWAUKEE, Wis. - ATC is proud to announce the promotion of five distinguished executives whose dedication and expertise strengthen the company's results and workplace. 

The following team members have been promoted, effective immediately: 

Tom Finco, Executive Vice President, Chief Systems Officer: Responsible for all aspects of ATC's 24/7 system operations - grid, IT, communications, security - and underlying technologies.

• Finco has more than 35 years of utility industry experience and leadership positions of progressive responsibility. He has been with ATC since it began operations in 2001. He is also a member of the Wisconsin Utilities Association Board of Directors. 

Jared Winters, Executive Vice President, Chief Assets Officer: Responsible for all aspects of ATC's transmission system assets - the safe development, engineering, construction, maintenance, restoration, health, and management of new and modified assets.

• Winters joined ATC in 2001 as a system protection engineer. He has held leadership positions of progressive responsibility in areas including engineering, construction, and maintenance. Winters is a registered professional engineer in the state of Wisconsin. 

Eric Lundberg to Senior Vice President, Asset Delivery: Responsible for adding complementary financial acumen to the existing construction and project expertise and maximizing our overall project portfolio delivery effectiveness.

• Lundberg joined ATC in 2013 with more than two decades of energy and utility experience. He has been involved in financing and restructurings totaling nearly $4 billion. 

Tom Dagenais to Vice President, System Planning: Responsible for leading ATC's transmission system planning in an increasingly complex and rapidly changing environment, identifying strategic opportunities to bring value to our customers and stakeholders. 

• Dagenais joined ATC in 2004 as a transmission planning engineer. Over time, he's taken on positions of greater visibility and responsibility. Dagenais began working in the electric power industry in EMS/system operations before transitioning to planning/engineering.   

Michelle Stokes to Vice President, Systems Operations: Responsible for leading ATC's real-time grid operations in an increasingly complex and rapidly changing environment, ensuring reliable power deliver and maximizing output performance.

• Stokes has been with ATC for more than two decades. She has a wide breadth of knowledge including environmental, field operations, vegetation management and transmission line maintenance with expertise in safety and incident response. 

"These promotions recognize the growing contributions these leaders drive within ATC," said Teresa Mogensen, ATC chair, president and CEO. "We're always working to align evolving business needs with responsive approaches that maximize our ability to deliver safe, reliable power to our customers and communities for the long term." 

ATC is a Wisconsin-based company that moves energy along the regional electric grid in parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois, serving more than 5 million electric consumers. We are experts at what we do: planning, maintaining, operating and protecting the grid. As the electric industry moves toward renewable generation sources, we are transforming our system to continue delivering energy reliably and safely. We proudly support STEM education programs that empower youth with the skills needed to succeed in tomorrow's energy workforce. For more information, visit www.atcllc.com