MDU Resources Group (NYSE: MDU) today announced that John G. Harp, chief
executive officer of its construction businesses, has elected to retire.
Harp has been involved in the construction industry for more than 30
years. He has been CEO of both MDU Construction Services Group and Knife
River Corporation since December 2011. Prior to that he was president
and CEO of MDU Construction Services Group since 2004. By 2005, Harp had
turned MDU CSG into one of the most successful specialty contractors in
the United States.
“We thank John for his years of service and wish him the best in
retirement,” said David L. Goodin, president and CEO of MDU Resources
Group. Harp’s retirement is effective immediately.
“We are fortunate to have two strong, seasoned executives in place who
have been leading our construction units -- Dave Barney as president of
Knife River Corporation and Jeff Thiede as president of MDU Construction
Services Group. We are pleased to announce that Dave and Jeff will serve
as both president and chief executive officer of their respective
businesses, effective immediately.”
Barney has been president of Knife River since December 2011. He was
named president of Knife River’s Western Area operations in 2008, after
holding several positions of increasing responsibility within Knife
River.
Thiede has been president of MDU Construction Services Group since
December 2011. He was named president of Oregon Electric Group in 2004
and president of Capital Electric Construction in 2006; both are MDU
Construction Services Group companies.
MDU Resources Group, Inc., a member of the S&P MidCap 400 index,
provides value-added natural resource products and related services that
are essential to energy and transportation infrastructure, including
regulated utilities and pipelines, exploration and production, and
construction materials and services companies. For more information
about MDU Resources, see the company's website at www.mdu.com
or contact the Investor Relations Department at investor@mduresources.com.
