Black Hills Corp. Announces Appointment of Two Officers

RAPID CITY, S.D. - Jan. 5, 2015 - Black Hills Corp. (BKH) today announced the appointment of two corporate officers: vice president - corporate controller and vice president - treasurer. Vacancies in both positions were created upon the recent promotions of Richard W. Kinzley to senior vice president and chief financial officer and Brian G. Iverson to senior vice president - regulatory and government affairs and assistant general counsel.

Effective today, Esther J. Newbrough was appointed vice president - corporate controller reporting to Kinzley. Newbrough is a 14-year veteran of the company and has served in numerous positions of increasing responsibility during her tenure, including assistant corporate controller and director of internal audit. Prior to joining Black Hills Corp., Newbrough worked in public accounting for 14 years. She is a certified public accountant and earned her business degree from Black Hills State University. "Esther brings significant knowledge of our processes and businesses to the corporate controller position from her years leading our internal audit function and the past four years as assistant corporate controller. I look forward to the contributions she will bring in this key leadership role," noted Kinzley.

Also today, Kimberly F. Nooney was appointed vice president-treasurer, also reporting to Kinzley. Nooney has served in numerous roles in her 18 years at Black Hills Corp. including internal audit, corporate development, accounting systems, treasury, and financial planning and analysis. Prior to her current role as utilities controller, Nooney served more than three years as the company`s assistant treasurer. Before joining Black Hills Corp., Nooney spent nearly three years in public accounting. She holds an accounting degree from the University of South Dakota. "Kimberly`s broad background and impressive track record in many areas of the company make her an excellent choice to lead our treasury and investor relations team," said Kinzley.

David R. Emery, the company`s chairman, president and chief executive officer added, "The appointments of both Esther and Kimberly represent the final steps in a very thorough, multi-year officer succession plan within our finance and accounting organization. I am excited for both Esther and Kimberly to join the leadership team and applaud Rich`s decision to make them key partners to him in his new role as CFO."

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Black Hills Corporation
Black Hills Corp. (BKH), a growth oriented, vertically integrated energy company with a tradition of exemplary service and a vision to be the energy partner of choice, is based in Rapid City, S.D. The company serves 777,000 natural gas and electric utility customers in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. The company`s non-regulated businesses generate wholesale electricity and produce natural gas, oil and coal. Black Hills` 1,948 employees partner to produce results that are improving life with energy. More information is available at www.blackhillscorp.com.

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