– USA, MO – Great Plains Energy (NYSE: GXP) announced today that its board of directors appointed Sandra J. Price, Senior Vice President, Human Resources for Sprint Corporation, to the board of directors of Great Plains Energy, effective May 4, 2016.
“We are very pleased to welcome Sandy to our board of directors,” said Terry Bassham, chairman and chief executive officer. “The insights we will gain from her strong employee and community experience will be an invaluable benefit to our company.”
Prior to her current role at Sprint, Price served as senior vice president designee for the human resources, communications and brand management functions of the Sprint Local Telephone Division as the organization prepared for its divestiture from Sprint in 2006 and subsequently became EMBARQ (now CenturyLink). Price joined Sprint in 1993, serving a variety of human resources roles. Before coming to Sprint, she was a principal in the Blue Valley School District and the Jenks Public Schools District.
“I am very honored to be appointed to the board of directors,” Price said. “I believe my senior executive experience during a transformational time in the telecommunications industry and my commitment to our community will benefit Great Plains Energy as the leadership team continues to position the company for growth in today’s changing energy industry.”
Price earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in special education from Oral Roberts University, a Master of Arts in learning disabilities and school administration from University of Tulsa, and completed doctoral coursework in policy and administration at the University of Kansas.
An active professional and personal mentor, Price is also a board member of the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce and member of the United Way of Greater Kansas City Board of Trustees. She serves as co-chair of the human capital work group for KC Rising, a strategic initiative to fully realize the Kansas City region’s potential in trade, ideas and people. Price served as the Kansas City Chairperson for the 2015 Go Red for Women campaign, benefitting the American Heart Association.
In 2012, Price was named to the Kansas City Business Journal’s “Women Who Mean Business” list for her professional accomplishments, contributions and her efforts to improve the business climate for women. She was also named to the Profiles in Diversity Journal’s, “Women Worth Watching.” She has served as president of the Johnson County Community College Foundation and has held board positions for the Kansas City Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Volunteer Center of Johnson County, Kansas.
About Great Plains Energy:
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE: GXP) is the holding company of Kansas City Power & Light Company and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company, two of the leading regulated providers of electricity in the Midwest. Kansas City Power & Light Company and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company use KCP&L as a brand name.
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