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Employees Southwest Power Pool Inc. Lanny Nickell

Lanny Nickell

Officer

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Southwest Power Pool Inc.

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$1,662,662
2024

Total compensation

Lanny Nickell has been listed as an employee of Southwest Power Pool Inc. in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Lanny Nickell has increased by 230% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$1,662,662
+9.4%
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
2024
$1.5M org
40 hrs/wk
$148k other
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$1,520,211
+45.5%
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
2023
$1.3M org
40 hrs/wk
$178k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Lanny Nickell to:

2024

Other employees at Southwest Power Pool Inc.

Barbara Sugg
President and Chief Executive Officer
$2,121,977
$1,945,092 from orgNo related comp$176,885 other
Bruce Rew
Senior Vice President, Operations
$863,266
$688,563 from orgNo related comp$174,703 other
Antoine Lucas
Vice President - Markets
$837,573
$755,271 from orgNo related comp$82,302 other
Paul Suskie
Executive Vice President - Regulatory Policy and General Counsel
$827,941
$723,015 from orgNo related comp$104,926 other
David Kelley Jr
Vice President and Cfo/Vp Engineering
$762,167
$661,080 from orgNo related comp$101,087 other
Michael Ross
Senior Vice President - External Affairs
$742,999
$603,012 from orgNo related comp$139,987 other
Kelly Carney
Vice President - Human Capital and CPO
$733,114
$624,177 from orgNo related comp$108,937 other
John Sam Ellis
Vice President IT and Chief Information Security Officer
$663,803
$506,271 from orgNo related comp$157,532 other
Michael Desselle
Vice President Chief Compliance and Admin Officer
$635,769
$549,120 from orgNo related comp$86,649 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 Southwest Power Pool Inc. 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 Southwest Power Pool Inc. 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Southwest Power Pool Inc. 990 published

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