Primary Job Title Board Of Director Primary Organization 
WEC Energy Group
Location Dover, Massachusetts, United States Regions Greater Boston Area, East Coast, New England Gender Male
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Budney has over 40 years of utility experience, having held senior leadership positions at Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., UtiliCorp United Inc., and Missouri Public Service Co. He brings experience in mergers and acquisitions in the utility industry, having served as a director of Niagara Mohawk Holdings when it was acquired by National Grid, as well
as WPS Resources Corp., which purchased Peoples Energy Corp. and became Integrys Energy Group. This experience is of great value to the board following WEC Energy Group’s 2015 acquisition of Integrys Energy Group. Budney also has an in-depth knowledge of Integrys’ operating subsidiaries. Budney holds both a Bachelor of Science in engineering from Princeton University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, which provide a strong foundation for critical analysis and input on strategic matters. Budney provides the board with a wide range of knowledge and experience in board governance and corporate management and development matters, having served as chief executive officer of Opinac NA, the entity which housed Canadian Niagara Power and Plum Street Enterprises, on both of which company boards he also served. In addition, Budney was a board member of Utilities Mutual Insurance Co., and served as lead director of the Integrys Energy Group board of directors. Budney was also chair of the corporate governance committee at Integrys.
