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American Transmission Co. announces new board member and treasurer

Posted on July 12, 2022

PEWAUKEE, Wis. – American Transmission Co. today announced that Scott J. Lauber, president and chief executive officer of WEC Energy Group, has joined ATC’s board of directors, replacing J. Kevin Fletcher who retired from WEC Energy Group on June 1, 2022. Eric Lundberg, ATC’s vice president of finance, was named the company’s treasurer, a title previously held by Mike Hofbauer, ATC’s executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Lauber was named president and CEO of WEC Energy Group and appointed to the company’s board of directors in February 2022. He became president — We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service, Michigan Gas Utilities and Minnesota Energy Resources in January 2022, and president — Upper Michigan Energy Resources in February 2022. In the president roles, Lauber is responsible for business operations for WEC Energy Group’s utilities in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota. Lauber joined Wisconsin Energy Corp. in 1990 and has held positions of increasing responsibility, including financial manager — distribution operations, and manager — corporate accounting and budgeting.

Lundberg serves as vice president, finance and treasurer at ATC. Lundberg joined ATC in 2013 and has served as an executive within the accounting and finance departments since 2017. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Houghton College and is a Certified Public Accountant.

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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