ERPPD names new general manager for district

BATTLE CREEK, Neb. -- The Elkhorn Rural Public Power District Board of Directors announced the new general manager on Thursday. 

ERPPD said that Mark Johnson is the general manager for the district. 

According to ERPPD, Johnson was most recently the Member Services Manager at St. Croix Electric Cooperative in Wisconsin. 

Before working at St. Croix Electric Cooperative, he worked in the Member Services Department at Minnesota Valley Cooperative Light and Power Association in Minnesota. 

Johnson got a bachelor's degree in finance from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

ERPPD said that Johnson is passionate about serving the rural communities and is committed to following ERPPD's mission statement of providing safe, reliable, cost-effective electricity for all customers. 

Johnson will be the seventh general manager for the district and will be starting his duties at the end of June, according to ERPPD. 

Johnson follows Tom Rudloff, who retired in May after 14 years.