JOHN K. WILSON - Corporate Board Profile

MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2010-03-12	John K. Wilson Director Since 2003 Age 55 Audit Committee Mr. Wilson was president of Durham Resources, LLC, a privately held financial management company, in Omaha, Nebraska, from 1994 to December 31, 2008. He previously was president of Great Plains Energy Corp., a public utility holding company and an affiliate of Durham Resources, LLC, from 1994 to July 1, 2000. He was vice president of Great Plains Natural Gas Co., an affiliate company of Durham Resources, LLC, until July 1, 2000. The company bought Great Plains Energy Corp. and Great Plains Natural Gas Co. on July 1, 2000. Mr. Wilson also served as president of the Durham Foundation and was a director of Bridges Investment Fund, a mutual fund, and the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. He is presently a director of HDR, Inc., an international architecture and engineering firm based in Omaha, and serves on the advisory boards of US Bank NA Omaha and Duncan Aviation, an aircraft service provider, headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. He also serves as deputy director of the Robert B. Daugherty Charitable Foundation. Mr. Wilson is a certified public accountant. He received his bachelors degree in business administration, cum laude, from the University of Nebraska Omaha. During his career, he was a member of the audit staff and an audit manager at Peat, Marwick, Mitchell (now known as KPMG), controller for Great Plains Natural Gas Co., and chief financial officer and treasurer for all Durham Resources entities. For the following reasons, the board concluded that Mr. Wilson should serve as a director of MDU Resources Group, Inc., in light of our business and structure, at the time we file our proxy statement. Mr. Wilson has an extensive background in finance and accounting as well as extensive experience with mergers and acquisitions through his education and work experience at a major accounting firm and his later positions as controller and vice president of Great Plains Natural Gas Co.; president of Great Plains Energy Corp.; and president, chief financial officer, and treasurer for Durham Resources, LLC and all Durham Resources entities. The electric and natural gas utility business was our core business when our company was founded in 1924. That business now operates through four utilities: Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., Great Plains Natural Gas Co., Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, and Intermountain Gas Company. Mr. Wilson is our only non-employee director with direct experience in this area through his prior positions at Great Plains Natural Gas Co. and Great Plains Energy Corp. In addition, Mr. Wilsons extensive finance and accounting experience make him well-suited for our audit committee.
2011-03-11	John K. Wilson Director Since 2003 Age 56 Audit Committee Mr. Wilson was president of Durham Resources, LLC... Director Compensation for 2010 John K. Wilson Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $55,000 Stock Awards: $79,064 Total: $134,238
2012-03-09	John K. Wilson Director Since 2003 Age 57 Audit Committee Mr. Wilson was president of Durham Resources, LLC, a privately held financial management company, in Omaha, Nebraska, from 1994 to December 31, 2008. He previously was president of Great Plains Energy Corp., a public utility holding company and an affiliate of Durham Resources, LLC, from 1994 to July 1, 2000. He was vice president of Great Plains Natural Gas Co., an affiliate company of Durham Resources, LLC, until July 1, 2000. The company bought Great Plains Energy Corp. and Great Plains Natural Gas Co. on July 1, 2000. Mr. Wilson also served as president of the Durham Foundation and was a director of Bridges Investment Fund, a mutual fund, and the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. He is presently a director of HDR, Inc., an international architecture and engineering firm, Tetrad Corporation, a privately held investment company, both based in Omaha, and serves on the advisory board of Duncan Aviation, an aircraft service provider, headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. He currently serves as deputy executive director of the Robert B. Daugherty Charitable Foundation, Omaha, Nebraska, and formerly served on the advisory board of US Bank NA Omaha. Mr. Wilson is a certified public accountant, on inactive status. He received his bachelors degree in business administration, cum laude, from the University of Nebraska Omaha. During his career, he was an audit manager at Peat, Marwick, Mitchell (now known as KPMG), controller for Great Plains Natural Gas Co., and chief financial officer and treasurer for all Durham Resources entities. The board concluded that Mr. Wilson should serve as a director of MDU Resources Group, Inc., in light of our business and structure, at the time we file our proxy statement for the following reasons. Mr. Wilson has an extensive background in finance and accounting, as well as extensive experience with mergers and acquisitions, through his education and work experience at a major accounting firm and his later positions as controller and vice president of Great Plains Natural Gas Co., president of Great Plains Energy Corp., and president, chief financial officer, and treasurer for Durham Resources, LLC and all Durham Resources entities. The electric and natural gas utility business was our core business when our company was founded in 1924. That business now operates through four utilities: Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., Great Plains Natural Gas Co., Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, and Intermountain Gas Company. Mr. Wilson is our only non-employee director with direct experience in this area through his prior positions at Great Plains Natural Gas Co. and Great Plains Energy Corp. In addition, Mr. Wilsons extensive finance and accounting experience make him well-suited for our audit committee.
2013-03-13	John K. Wilson Director Since 2003 Age 58 Audit Committee Mr. Wilson was president of Durham Resources, LLC... Mr. Wilson's extensive finance and accounting experience make him well-suited for our audit committee.
2014-03-12	John K. Wilson Director Since 2003 Age 59 Audit Committee ...Mr. Wilson has extensive background in finance and accounting. ...Director Compensation for 2013 John K. Wilson Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): 55,000 Stock Awards ($): 110,000 Total ($): 165,156
2015-03-18	John K. Wilson Director Since 2003 Age 60 Audit Committee ...Mr. Wilson is our only non-employee director with direct experience in this area through his prior positions at Great Plains Natural Gas Co. and Great Plains Energy Corp. In addition, Mr. Wilson’s extensive finance and accounting experience make him well-suited for our audit committee. ...Director Compensation for2014 Name (a) John K. Wilson Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) (b) 60,833 Stock Awards ($) (c) 110,000 Total ($) (h) 170,989
2016-03-16	John K. Wilson Director Since 2003 Age 61 Audit Committee ... Director Compensation for2015 John K. Wilson Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 65,000 Stock Awards ($) 110,000 All Other Compensation ($) 156 Total ($) 175,156
2017-03-24	John K. Wilson Age 62 Independent Director Since 2003 Audit Committee ... Director Compensation for 2016 ... John K. Wilson 65,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, 110,000 Stock Awards, 83 All Other Compensation, Total 175,083
2018-03-23	John K. Wilson Age 63 Independent Director Since 2003 Audit Committee ... Director Compensation for 2017 ... John K. Wilson Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $67,917 Stock Awards 110,000 All Other Compensation $83 Total $178,000
2019-03-22	John K. Wilson Age 64 Independent Director Since 2003 Audit Committee Mr. Wilson has an extensive background in finance and accounting, as well as experience with mergers and acquisitions, through his education and work experience at a major accounting firm and his later public utility experience in his positions as controller and vice president of Great Plains Natural Gas Co., president of Great Plains Energy Corp., and president, chief financial officer, and treasurer for Durham Resources, LLC, and all Durham Resources entities. Director Compensation for 2018 MDU Resources’ non-employee directors are compensated for their service according to the MDU Resources Group Inc. Director Compensation Policy. The following table outlines the compensation paid to our non-employee directors for 2018. John K. Wilson Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 70,000 Stock Awards ($) 110,000 All Other Compensation ($) 83 Total ($) 180,083
2020-03-27	John K. Wilson Age 65 Independent Director Since 2003 Compensation Committee Nominating and Governance Committee ... Director Compensation for 2019 ... John K. Wilson 87,500 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, 125,000 Stock Awards, 1,583 All Other Compensation, Total 214,083