HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 29, 2014--
General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC), announced today that its
Board of Directors appointed Mr. Ned Hall to serve as an independent
director of the Company until he stands for election at the 2015 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor is duly appointed and
qualified. Mr. Hall will serve on the Board’s Nominating and Governance
Committee. The appointment of Mr. Hall fills the vacancy created by Mr.
Robert L. Smialek’s retirement and reinstates the Board’s size to seven
members.
Mr. Hall is Executive Vice President – Chief Operating Officer of
Atlantic Power Corporation, a publicly traded power generation and
infrastructure company (NYSE: AT) (TSX: ATP), and he has served in that
position since April 2, 2013. Prior to joining Atlantic Power, Mr. Hall
spent more than 24 years working in the energy sector at AES
Corporation, a publicly traded global electricity generation,
transmission and distribution company (NYSE: AES). While at AES
Corporation, Mr. Hall held various positions including Managing
Director, Global Business Development from 2003 to 2005; President, Wind
Generation from 2005 to 2008; President, North America from 2008 to
2011; and Chief Operating Officer, Global Generation from 2011 to 2013.
Mr. Hall served as Chairman of the Board of American Wind Energy
Association (“AWEA”) from 2010 to 2011, as a Member of the AWEA Board
from 2005 to 2013, and currently serves as an advisor to AWEA’s Bylaws
Task Force.
“We are very pleased to have Ned join the General Cable Board of
Directors,” said Jack Welsh, Non-Executive Chairman of General Cable.
“Ned brings to our Board a deep understanding of the global energy
sector, as well as a record of achievement in operations that will
complement our Board and benefit both the stockholders and management of
General Cable."
“I look forward to having the benefit of Ned’s expertise given his over
twenty-five years of experience in power generation, transmission and
distribution companies,” said Gregory B. Kenny, President and Chief
Executive Officer of General Cable. “Ned has managed complex
organizations as well as served on energy related Boards located in
South America, Asia, Europe and North America. He knows firsthand the
challenges and opportunities presented in the energy transmission and
distribution sector, our largest single end market. Ned is also very
familiar with all generation alternatives including fossil, hydro, wind,
solar and biomass. Ned began his career as a mechanical engineer for New
England Electric. He also spent four years in Hong Kong focused on
Chinese development projects on behalf of AES.”
General Cable (NYSE:BGC), a Fortune 500 Company, is a global leader in
the development, design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of
copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products for the energy,
industrial, construction, specialty and communications markets. For more
information about General Cable visit our website at www.generalcable.com.
Atlantic Power Corporation (NYSE: AT) (TSX: ATP) owns and operates a
diverse fleet of power generation assets in the United States and
Canada. Atlantic Power's power generation projects sell electricity to
utilities and other large commercial customers largely under long-term
power purchase agreements, which seek to minimize exposure to changes in
commodity prices. Its power generation projects in operation have an
aggregate gross electric generation capacity of approximately 2,945 MW
in which its aggregate ownership interest is approximately 2,024 MW. Its
current portfolio consists of interests in twenty-eight operational
power generation projects across eleven states in the United States and
two provinces in Canada. Visit Atlantic Power Corporation’s website at www.atlanticpower.com.

Source: General Cable Corporation
General Cable Corporation
Len Texter, Vice President, Investor
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