McReynolds named to OGE board

Judy McReynolds, president and CEO of Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp., has been named to the board of directors of Oklahoma City-based OGE Energy Corp.

OGE Energy is the parent company of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (OG&E), which serves more than 786,000 customers in a service territory spanning 30,000 square miles in Oklahoma and western Arkansas, and of OGE Enogex Holdings LLC, a midstream natural gas business with principal operations in Oklahoma.

"Judy, as CEO of a well-respected, publicly traded company, will bring valuable business experience, knowledge and insight to OGE," Pete Delaney, OGE chairman and CEO, said in the statement. "The Board of Directors looks forward to working with her as the Company continues to grow and position itself as a leader in the energy industry."

McReynolds, 49, has been a member of Arkansas Best Corporation’s board of directors since she was named President and CEO on Jan. 1, 2010. She previously served as senior vice president, CFO and treasurer from 2006 through 2009, and as vice president and controller from 2000 to early 2006.

McReynolds, a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, serves as a member of the Board of the Westark Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Sparks Health System Board of Trustees, the University of Arkansas Fort Smith Foundation Board, the Dean’s Executive Advisory Board of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame Board and Selection Committee, and the American Transportation Research Institute Board.

McReynolds also is a member of the American Trucking Association Board of Directors and the American Trucking Association Executive Committee and serves as Chair of its Audit Committee.

OGE non-officer director compensation in 2010 ranged from $121,750 to $149,000.