Mr. Etergino is currently the CFO of eMusic.com, the second largest digital music service in the world. Prior to joining eMusic, Mr. Etergino was the CFO of a publicly traded medical device company, AtriCure, Inc., a market leader in developing, manufacturing and selling innovative medical devices for the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. Previously, he was the CFO of LSSi Corp., a Warburg Pincus portfolio company that is the world leader in building, marketing and supporting advanced national and international database solutions. For five years prior to joining LSSi, Mr. Etergino was the Chief Accounting Officer of DoubleClick Inc., a leading provider of technology, software, data and media products and services that enable marketers, publishers and advertisers to market to customers in the digital world.
Aquila is a domestic energy and services company based in Kansas City Missouri. Since being formed in 1985 from Missouri Public Services Company, Aquila has grown through regulated and non-regulated energy acquisitions and investments and at December 31, 2000, annual sales of 34 Billion. The company serves about 2 million customers in seven domestic states. This includes Aquila's regulated utilities that provide electricity and natural gas to 1.3 million customers in Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska. As Corporate Procurement Agent of Aquila United, Mr. Howard provides the company's strategic vision and direction for procurement as well as guides the day-to-day operations. Mr. Howard brings years of procurement experience from both the public sector as Commissioner of Purchasing, City of Kansas City, private sector with Kansas City Power and Light and currently holds the position of Director of Corporate Procurement at Aquila. Procurement Services is responsible for 70% of the total Corporate spend for goods and services mostly with corporate leveraged agreements. Mr. Howard currently chairs the KCMSC Purchasing Advisory Committee which works at providing strategic business solutions for area MBE/WBE business operations. Additionally he serves as a board member on Omaha Nebraska and Wichita Kansas Minority Supplier Councils as well as his board seat with New House, a shelter for abused women and children in Kansas City.
