Charles MacFarlane

Chief Executive Officer at OTTER TAIL CORPORATION

Net worth: 29 M $ as of 2026-05-30

61 year

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Charles S.
MacFarlane is Chief Executive Officer & Director at Otter Tail Corp.
since 2026 and Chief Executive Officer at Otter Tail Power Co. since 2014.
He serves as Director at the University of North Dakota Alumni Association & Foundation, Lake Region Healthcare Corp., and the University of North Dakota.
Formerly, Mr. MacFarlane was Director-Electric Distribution Planning at Xcel Energy, Inc. from 1997 to 2001 and Director-Delivery Construction & Field Operations at Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota) from 1997 to 2000.
He was also Director at Young Life, Edison Electric Institute, Inc., and Productive Alternatives, Inc. Mr. MacFarlane completed undergraduate studies at the University of North Dakota in 1987 and earned an MBA from the University of St. Thomas in 1994.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
OTTER TAIL CORPORATION 0.79%	2026-02-10	330,107 ( 0.79% )	29 M $	2026-05-30

Charles MacFarlane active positions

Companies	Position	Start
OTTER TAIL CORPORATION	Chief Executive Officer	2015-04-12
Otter Tail Power Co. Otter Tail Power Co. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Owns, operates and controls facilities used for generation, transmission & distribution of electric power	Chief Executive Officer	2006-12-31
Lake Region Healthcare Corp. Lake Region Healthcare Corp. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Provides healthcare services	Director/Board Member	-
University of North Dakota Alumni Association & Foundation University of North Dakota Alumni Association & Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Foundation	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Charles MacFarlane

Companies	Position	End
XCEL ENERGY INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2000-12-31
Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota) Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota) Electric UtilitiesUtilities Engages in generation, transmission and distribution electricity and distributes natural gas	Corporate Officer/Principal	1999-12-31
Edison Electric Institute, Inc. Edison Electric Institute, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Offers reference materials and information resources on the electricity industry to its members	Director/Board Member	-
Young Life Young Life Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides activities and support services	Director/Board Member	-
Productive Alternatives, Inc. Productive Alternatives, Inc. Personnel ServicesCommercial Services Provides vocational services	Director/Board Member	-

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Private companies	11
Otter Tail Corp. Otter Tail Corp. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Manufactures plastics pipes and generates power	Utilities
Xcel Energy, Inc. Xcel Energy, Inc. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Generates, transmits and distributes electricity & natural gas	Utilities
Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota) Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota) Electric UtilitiesUtilities Engages in generation, transmission and distribution electricity and distributes natural gas	Utilities
University of North Dakota University of North Dakota Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Young Life Young Life Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides activities and support services	Commercial Services
University of St. Thomas University of St. Thomas Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Edison Electric Institute, Inc. Edison Electric Institute, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Offers reference materials and information resources on the electricity industry to its members	Commercial Services
University of North Dakota Alumni Association & Foundation University of North Dakota Alumni Association & Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Foundation	Miscellaneous
Lake Region Healthcare Corp. Lake Region Healthcare Corp. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Provides healthcare services	Health Services
Productive Alternatives, Inc. Productive Alternatives, Inc. Personnel ServicesCommercial Services Provides vocational services	Commercial Services
Otter Tail Power Co. Otter Tail Power Co. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Owns, operates and controls facilities used for generation, transmission & distribution of electric power	Utilities