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Thaddeus Malik  

Thaddeus J. Malik

Principal at S2T Solutions and Attorney

Independent Director since 2023

Committees:

  • Compensation
  • Governance, Environmental and Sustainability
  • Safety and Operations
 

Key Qualifications and Skills Leading to Board Nomination

  • Public Company Governance Experience - Having previously served as General Counsel of a public company and through his practice advising public company clients, Mr. Malik is able to provide critical insight regarding good governance practices to strengthen the operation of the Board for the benefit of the Company’s stakeholders.
  • Cybersecurity and Physical Security - As part of his private legal practice, as well as serving as the chair of the board committee responsible for overseeing cybersecurity matters for a health insurer serving more than 22 million customers and with a workforce of close to 30,000, Mr. Malik brings valuable experience with cybersecurity matters to the Board’s and Audit Committee’s oversight of cybersecurity and data privacy and their evolving risks.
  • Strategic Planning - As the former chair the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group and a member of the Policy Committee for a global law firm, as well as chairing the Strategy and Risk Committee for the largest customer-owned health insurer in the U.S. with more than $50 billion in revenue, Mr. Malik has extensive experience overseeing strategic planning and transactions, which experience he brings to the Board as the Company continues to develop and execute its strategic plan, including overseeing complex strategic transactions as the Company continues to focus on its core utility business.

Experience

  • Principal (2022 - Present) at S2T Solutions, LLC, a transactional advisory services company
  • Partner (2010 - 2022) at Paul Hastings, LLP, a global law firm
  • Partner (2002 - 2010) at Jenner & Block, LLP, an international law firm
  • Vice President and General Counsel (2000 - 2002) at Lante Corporation, a former publicly traded technology consulting company

Other Boards (For Profit and Non-Profit Entities)

  • Health Care Service Corporation (2019 - Present)
  • President (2022 - 2024) and board member (2009 - Present) of The First Tee of Greater Chicago
  • Illinois PGA Foundation (2005 - Present)
  • The TimeLine Theater Company (2014 - 2020; 2023 - Present)

Education and Credentials

  • B.A., With Distinction, Northwestern University
  • J.D., Cum Laude, Harvard Law School
  • CERT Certificate: Cybersecurity Oversight, Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute
  • Certificate: Corporate Director, Harvard Business School​
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