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Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | June 1, 2010 | |||
Media Contact: Analyst Contact: Website: |
Alan Bunnell, (602) 250-3376 Rebecca Hickman, (602) 250-5668 www.pinnaclewest.com |
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FORMER NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN ELECTED
TO PINNACLE WEST BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dr. Dale E. Klein Joins Board
Dr. Dale E. Klein Joins Board
PHOENIX The Board of Directors of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
(NYSE: PNW) announced today
that Dr. Dale E. Klein has been elected to the Pinnacle West Board of Directors. He also has joined
the Board of Pinnacle Wests principal subsidiary, Arizona Public Service Company.
Dr. Klein, 62, served as Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
from July 2006 to May
2009, and thereafter as a Commissioner until March 30, 2010. Prior to his service on the NRC, Dr.
Klein was Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense
Programs from November 2001 to July 2006. Before embarking on his government service, Dr. Klein
held a variety of teaching and leadership positions at the College of Engineering of the University
of Texas at Austin, with a focus on the Universitys nuclear program. Since leaving the NRC, he has
returned to the University as Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Vice President for
Research, and Associate Director of the Universitys Energy Institute.
Dr. Kleins world-class expertise in all aspects of nuclear
energy regulation, operation,
technology and safety will make him an outstanding addition to our Board, said Pinnacle West
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Don Brandt. We will benefit from the same high
standards, excellent business practices, focus on new technologies, communication skills, and sound
judgment that Dr. Klein brought to the NRC. His wide national and international experience in the
nuclear energy industry and in government will be of great value to our company, not only from the
perspective of our operations at the Palo Verde nuclear station, but also as we take advantage of
opportunities in our evolving utility business.
Dr. Klein is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and
the American Nuclear
Society, and the recipient of numerous professional awards in the engineering field. He has
published more than 100 technical papers and reports, and co-edited one book. Dr. Klein received
his Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Missouri Columbia in 1977.
Pinnacle West is a Phoenix-based company with consolidated assets of about
$12 billion. Through its
subsidiaries the Company generates, sells and delivers energy related products and services to
retail and wholesale customers in the western United States.
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