BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SHEET -- JOHN W. ESTEY

John W. Estey is President and Chief Executive Officer of S&C Electric Company, Chicago, Illinois, and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of S&C Electric Canada Ltd., the Canadian subsidiary of S&C Electric Company.

Mr. Estey joined S&C Electric Company in 1972. At S&C, his career has included numerous and diverse responsibilities in the company's operations. In June 1988, he was elected President and Chief Operating Officer, and subsequently became S&C's Chief Executive Officer in June 1997.

John Estey has served on the IEEE/Power Engineering Society Governing and Executive Boards since 1992 and currently is President-Elect of this Society. John also is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association and The Executives' Club of Chicago.

John was born and raised in Toronto, holds the degree of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Queen's University in Kingston and received a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago in 1976.