Our leadership
Tenaska’s leaders combine vision, experience and integrity to achieve new levels of success for our customers, stakeholders and communities. Learn more about our top leaders and Executive Leadership Board.
Executive Leadership Board
Howard L. Hawks
Chairman Emeritus & Co-Founder
Thomas Hendricks
Executive Vice President & Co-Founder
Jerry Crouse
Chairman
Christopher Leitner
Chief Executive Officer
Drew Fossum
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Ben Hochstein
President, Tenaska Generation
Dave Kirkwood
Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Deployment & Finance
Tim Kudron
President, Tenaska Marketing Ventures
Joel M. Link
President, Tenaska Development
Ronald Quinn
Executive Vice President
Kevin Smith
President, Tenaska Power Services Co.
Sheila Trueblood
Senior Vice President & Treasurer
Justin Vala, P.E.
Senior Vice President, Engineering & Construction
Greg Van Dyke
Chief Financial Officer
Mark Whitt
Executive Advisor
Rhonda Hawks
Board Member
Fred Hunzeker
Board Member
Mike Lebens
Board Member
Paul Smith
Board Member