Del Hock
D. D. (Del) Hock is the retired chairman and chief executive officer of Public Service Company of Colorado. A native Coloradoan, Mr. Hock received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and Accounting from the University of Colorado. He began his business career with the General Electric Company in 1956. In 1957, he joined Arthur Young & Company as a certified public accountant. In 1962, he began his career with Public Service Company of Colorado as director of auditing. After serving in various senior management and executive positions in the financial and operating areas of the company, he was elected to the Board of Directors in 1985 and became President and Chief Operating Officer in 1986. He was elected President and Chief Executive Officer in 1988 and Chairman of the Board in 1989. He stepped down as President in 1994, and as Chief Executive Officer in 1996. He continued as Chairman of the Board until August 1997 when he retired.
In addition to consulting in energy and other business areas, Mr. Hock currently serves as lead director of Allied Motion Technologies, Inc., as a director and chairman of Summit Utilities, Inc. and as a director of Wagner Equipment Company. He is a past director of J.D. Edwards & Co., American Century Investments and Servtech, Inc. He is a member of the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Mr. Hock is past General Campaign Chairman for Mile High United Way, past chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Colorado Symphony Association, past chairman of the Board of Directors of the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, past director of the Rocky Mountain Electrical League, past chairman of the Colorado Public Expenditure Council, and past chairman of the Board of Directors of Lutheran Medical Center. He is also a past board member of the Denver Foundation, Colorado State Board of Agriculture, the Committee for Economic Development, the Metro Denver Network Board of Governors, the Western Stock Show Association, the Economic Club of Colorado, the Public Education and Business Coalition, the University of Colorado Foundation, the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, the Mountain States Employers Council, the Electric Power Research Institute, the Edison Electric Institute, the American Gas Association, the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies and the Western Regional Council.
In addition to consulting in energy and other business areas, Mr. Hock currently serves as lead director of Allied Motion Technologies, Inc., as a director and chairman of Summit Utilities, Inc. and as a director of Wagner Equipment Company. He is a past director of J.D. Edwards & Co., American Century Investments and Servtech, Inc. He is a member of the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Mr. Hock is past General Campaign Chairman for Mile High United Way, past chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Colorado Symphony Association, past chairman of the Board of Directors of the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, past director of the Rocky Mountain Electrical League, past chairman of the Colorado Public Expenditure Council, and past chairman of the Board of Directors of Lutheran Medical Center. He is also a past board member of the Denver Foundation, Colorado State Board of Agriculture, the Committee for Economic Development, the Metro Denver Network Board of Governors, the Western Stock Show Association, the Economic Club of Colorado, the Public Education and Business Coalition, the University of Colorado Foundation, the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, the Mountain States Employers Council, the Electric Power Research Institute, the Edison Electric Institute, the American Gas Association, the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies and the Western Regional Council.
