The board of directors of Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bismarck, N.D., announced that Paul Sukut has been named the fifth CEO and general manager of the cooperative. In this capacity, Sukut will also serve as president and CEO of Basin Electric subsidiary Dakota Gasification Company, which owns and operates the Great Plains Synfuels Plant near Beulah, N.D. Dakota Gas produces anhydrous ammonia and ammonium sulfate (Dak Sul 45®) as co-products at the Beulah plant, and recently announced plans to add a 1,100 st/d urea production facility there as well (GM Feb. 3, p. 1). The urea plant is scheduled for completion in early 2017.
Sukut has been serving as interim CEO and general manager since January, and previously served as the cooperative’s chief financial officer. He has been employed with Basin Electric since 1983 and has worked in the energy industry since 1979.
Steve Johnson has been named vice president and CFO of Basin Electric. Johnson stepped into the interim CFO position in January, replacing Sukut. Johnson started at the cooperative in March 1982, having previously served as vice president and treasurer.