Al Rudeck — President of Allete Clean Energy, Inc. at Allete

Mr. Al Rudeck has been the President at ALLETE Clean Energy, Inc. since July 1, 2016. Mr. Rudeck began his career at Minnesota Power, ALLETE's utility division, in 1996 as a chemical engineer. In 2006, he was promoted to Vice President of Generation and was responsible for Minnesota Power's thermal and renewable assets in Minnesota and North Dakota, as well as fuel services, production planning and corporate engineering. Mr. Rudeck has been involved in some of ALLETE's largest initiatives, including power plant environmental retrofits and the growth of Minnesota Power's wind portfolio to over 500 megawatts, including the $800 million Bison investment in North Dakota and a $50 million dollar investment at Taconite Ridge in Minnesota. Since 2013, he served as Minnesota Power's Vice President of Strategy and Planning, which also included Fuels and Asset Optimization. In that role, he was instrumental in the formation and execution of components of Minnesota Power's Energy Forward strategy including Bison 4, the Manitoba Hydro-Great Northern vision with a 133-megawatt renewable enhancement, a 10-megawatt solar farm at the Minnesota National Guard base at Camp Ripley, the largest solar farm on a National Guard base in the U.S., and competitive rail agreements.