Birdsong joined UE in 1977 as an economist. He was promoted to assistant treasurer in 1984 and manager of finance in 1989. He was elected treasurer of UE in 1993. He was elected treasurer of Ameren, CIPS and Ameren Services in 1997, Resources Company in 1999, Genco, AFS and Marketing in 2000, and AERG and Medina Valley in 2003. In addition to being treasurer, in 2001 he was elected vice president at Ameren and the subsidiaries listed above, with the exception of AERG and Medina Valley. Birdsong was elected vice president at AERG and Medina Valley in 2003. Additionally, he was elected vice president and treasurer of CILCORP and CILCO in January 2003 and of IP in September 2004, upon Ameren�s acquisition of those companies. |