Kansas City Power & Light yesterday announced theappointment of Bernard J. Beaudoin as CEO effective Jan.1, 2001.Beaudoin also will continue to be president as appointed in 1999.Beaudoin joined the company in 1980 as director of corporateplanning, and was named vice president of finance in 1984 andsenior vice president of finance in 1991. In 1992, he becamepresident and director of KLT Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary ofKCP&L. Beaudoin will be assuming the CEO title from DrueJennings who currently serves as chairman of the board. Jenningswill remain chairman until the company’s annual shareholders’meeting on May 1, 2001 when he will retire from KCP&L. Thecompany also announced the appointment of Andrea Bielsker to thepositions of CFO and vice president of finance & treasurer.Bielsker has been with the company since 1984.

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