NOVI, Mich., Dec. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Matthew
Kurpinski has been named Vice President, Information Technology and
Chief Information Officer for ITC Holdings Corp. effective
Jan. 1, 2022. He succeeds
Ron Hinsley, who has held a dual
role and will continue as Vice President, Chief Information Officer
for Fortis Inc.
Mr. Kurpinski is responsible for all Information Technology (IT)
activities at ITC, including cyber security initiatives. He
supports all corporate infrastructure and applications including
the Transmission Management System and Enterprise Resource
Planning. Mr. Kurpinski previously served as Director, Application
Support & Development at ITC, responsible for applications
development, implementation and support, and served as the CIP
Senior Manager.
"Matt brings a wealth of experience to the position and has
proven to be an incredible asset to ITC's information technology
team. The initiatives he has led are significant to operating and
protecting ITC's transmission grid assets and information," said
Jon Jipping, executive vice
president and Chief Operating Officer for ITC Holdings Corp. "I
would also thank Ron for his many contributions to ITC over the
years. His leadership was instrumental in building a successful and
high performing organization."
Mr. Kurpinski joined ITC in 2012. Prior to joining ITC, he
worked for 22 years in the automotive sector in information
technology and quality systems management.
Mr. Kurpinski earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and
Computer Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from
Wayne State University. He resides
Northville, Mich. with his wife
and youngest daughter.
ABOUT ITC HOLDINGS CORP.
ITC Holdings Corp. is the
largest independent electricity transmission company in
the United States. ITC provides
transmission grid solutions to improve reliability, expand access
to markets, allow new generating resources to interconnect to its
systems and lower the overall cost of delivered energy. Through its
regulated operating subsidiaries ITCTransmission, Michigan
Electric Transmission Company, ITC Midwest and ITC Great Plains,
ITC owns and operates high-voltage transmission infrastructure in
Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, and in development in Wisconsin. These systems serve a combined peak
load exceeding 26,000 megawatts along 16,000 circuit miles of
transmission line, supported by 700 employees and 1,000
contractors. ITC is based in Novi,
Michigan. For further information
visit WWW.ITC-HOLDINGS.COM. ITC is a subsidiary of
Fortis Inc., a leader in the North American regulated electric and
gas utility industry. For further information
visit WWW.FORTISINC.COM.
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