BusinessJanuary 15, 2004
Simmons named director of Economic Development
JEFFERSON CITY-- Gov. Bob Holden has named Public Service Commissioner Kelvin Simmons as the new director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development. Simmons replaces Joe Driskill, who recently resigned after 10 years as director. Simmons, 40, was appointed to the Public Service Commission, which regulates Missouri utilities, by Gov. Mel Carnahan in June 2000 and served as the commission's chairman from July 2001 to November 2003. He was previously a Kansas City councilman...
JEFFERSON CITY-- Gov. Bob Holden has named Public Service Commissioner Kelvin Simmons as the new director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development. Simmons replaces Joe Driskill, who recently resigned after 10 years as director.
Simmons, 40, was appointed to the Public Service Commission, which regulates Missouri utilities, by Gov. Mel Carnahan in June 2000 and served as the commission's chairman from July 2001 to November 2003. He was previously a Kansas City councilman.
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Simmons currently serves on the Governor's Security Council, which is charged with advising the governor and the state on homeland security matters. Simmons received his bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia and his executive masters in business administration from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
The appointment is subject to confirmation by the Missouri Senate.
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