Kent Larson
Energy Executive ✦ Board Member ✦ NACD Certified Director ✦ Spearheads turnarounds and transformational initiatives to drive sustainable growth and company value
- Role
- Board Member at NorthWestern Energy
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kent Larson
He has been frequently tapped to architect and lead enterprise-wide turn-arounds, reinventions and new business initiatives. As an enterprise visionary and thought leader he has effectively seized high-impact opportunities and driven innovative strategy development and revenue expansion in an evolving, highly-regulated industry. He demonstrates astute financial acumen, ability to gauge market gaps and smart resourcefulness leveraged to create industry firsts and competitive advantage. Mr. Larson is experienced leading across multiple functions to include; operations, customer care, energy trading, supply chain, business development, regulatory, public/community relations and government affairs. Recently retired from his role as Executive Vice President & Group President at Xcel Energy, a Fortune 250 utility, Mr. Larson was responsible for $45B in assets and a $6B O&M/capital budget. In this role he strategically grew investments that have produced annual total shareholder returns of 16% for the past 5 years and the company is recognized as an environmental leader in the industry. Mr. Larson’s deep knowledge and skill at navigating a highly-regulated industry, foresight and innovative thinking make him a trusted and sought after board member. Colleagues value his industry agility, keen financial insight, sound judgement, and aptitude to hone in on critical market drivers to spur aggressive growth. Committed to community engagement, Mr. Larson has a long history of service on community and industry boards and as such an appreciation for the value of a high functioning Board of Directors, strong governance, astute planning, rigorous analytics and forward focused vision. Mr. Larson has been a frequent panelist and speaker at industry events and for community business groups.
Experience
Board Member
Aug 2022 — Present
Education
University of St. Thomas
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Iowa State University
Bachelors of Science
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