Border States Electric CEO To Join Gov. Doug Burgum’s Administration

Tammy Miller will succeed current COO Jodi Uecker who is retiring June 30

BISMARCK, ND — The CEO and board chair of Fargo-based Border States Electric has landed a new job with state government.

Gov. Doug Burgum announcing that Tammy Miller will join the administration as chief operating officer.

Miller will succeed current COO Jodi Uecker who is retiring June 30.

Because of her existing commitments, Miller will begin a transition period October 1 and officially join the Governor’s Office on April 1, 2020.

Miller has served as CEO of Border States, the seventh-largest electrical distributor in North America, since 2006.

Under her leadership, the company experienced a fivefold increase in annual sales to nearly $2.5 billion