Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 2, 2003
NIEL C. ELLERBROOK is Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Vectren Corporation. Mr. Ellerbrook was elected by the
Vectren Corporation Board of Directors as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Vectren effective upon its formation March
31, 2000. Vectren was formed through the merger of two long-
standing Indiana-domiciled NYSE companies: SIGCORP, Inc. and
Indiana Energy, Inc. Prior to being named Vectren Chairman and
CEO, Mr. Ellerbrook held the position of President and CEO of
Indiana Energy, Inc., to which he was elected in 1999. Prior to
his election as President and CEO, the Franklin, Indiana, native
served in a number of positions, including Vice President of
Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President,
Executive Vice President, President of Indiana Gas Company, Inc.,
and President and Chief Operating Officer of Indiana Energy,
Inc., and has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1991.
Mr. Ellerbrook graduated from Ball State University in 1970,
receiving a BS in Accounting. He serves on the Boards of the
Indiana Electric Association and the American Gas Association,
for which he serves as Chair of the Audit Committee. He is also
on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Indiana
Chamber of Commerce, where he serves as Treasurer and Chair of
the Finance Committee. He also serves on the Board of Directors
of Old National Bancorp. Ball State University has honored Mr.
Ellerbrook by awarding him the Business School Award of
Distinction (1995), choosing him as a Distinguished Alumni (2001)
and admitting him to the Business School Hall of Fame (1999). Profile
Corporation?
Mr. Ellerbrook: Vectren is now in its fourth year of existence.
We were formed through the merger of equals of
