Our Board of Directors oversees the business of the company. It establishes overall policies and standards for us and reviews the performance of our management. The Board operates pursuant to a set of written Corporate Governance Guidelines that set forth the company’s overall corporate governance philosophy and the governance policies and practices that the company has established to assist in governing the company and its affiliates. Various other policies and practices also set the standard for our performance and operations:

Policies

Other Key Governance Documents

• NorthWestern Corporation Certificate of Incorporation (PDF)
• NorthWestern Corporation Bylaws (PDF)
• Audit Committee Charter (PDF) 
• Nominating and Governance Committee Charter (PDF)
• Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee Charter (PDF)
• Human Resources Committee Charter (PDF)

Audit Committee Members

• Linda G. Sullivan, Chair
• Dana J. Dykhouse
• Jan R. Horsfall
• Jeffrey W. Yingling

Nominating and Governance Committee Members

• Julia L. Johnson, Chair
• Anthony T. Clark
• Britt E. Ide
• Jeffrey W. Yingling

Human Resources Committee Members

• Dana J. Dykhouse, Chair
• Anthony T. Clark
• Julia L. Johnson
• Mahvash Yazdi

Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee Members

• Jan R. Horsfall, Chair
• Britt E. Ide
• Linda G. Sullivan
• Mahvash Yazdi