Anthony D. Somma — Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer at Westar Energy

Mr. Anthony D. Somma, also known as Tony, has been the Chief Financial Officer of Westar Energy, Inc. since August , 2011. Mr. Somma has been a Treasurer of Westar Energy, Inc. since August 23, 2006. He serves as an Executive Vice President at Westar Energy, Inc. and served as its Senior Vice President since August 2011. He served as Vice President and Treasurer of Kansas Gas and Electric Company. He served as Vice President of Westar Energy, Inc. since February 2009 until July 2011. He served as an Executive Director of Finance and Strategic Planning in the generation and marketing department of Westar Energy Inc. He has extensive experience in finance. He served as Manager of Westar Energy Inc., since 1994. From 1999 to 2004, he served at Protection One, Inc., in various positions including, Chief Financial Officer since July 1999 and Secretary and Treasurer since March 1999 to July 1999. From March 1999 to July 1999, he served as an Acting Chief Financial Officer at Protection One, Inc. He also served as Executive Director of Finance and Director of Corporate Strategy at Western Resources. He served as a Director of Protection One, Inc. since May 1999. Mr. Somma received his Bachelor of business administration, accounting from Bellevue University in 1998 and his master of business administration from the University of Nebraska in 1994. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.