Great Plains Energy, the holding company of Kansas City Power & Light Company, has promoted Ellen Fairchild to vice president, corporate secretary and chief compliance officer.

In her new role, Fairchild will be responsible for leading KCP&L's compliance and environmental departments. In addition, she will continue her responsibilities with the board of directors as corporate secretary. Fairchild joined KCP&L as director of investor relations in January 2008, and added the role of assistant corporate secretary earlier this year. Prior to joining the company, she worked for 16 years in a variety of accounting, internal audit, finance and investor relations positions at Aquila, which was acquired by Great Plains Energy in 2008.

In other news, the company has also promoted Heather Humphrey to general counsel and vice president of human resources. A former partner of a large local law firm, she joined KCP&L in 2007 and managed the company's litigation department before moving to her current role in human resources in June. Humphrey was named interim general counsel in September, when the position became open.

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