Company
About SEL
Making Electric Power Safer, More Reliable, and More Economical
SEL specializes in creating digital products and systems that protect, control, and automate power systems around the world. A 100 percent employee-owned company headquartered in Pullman, Washington, SEL has manufactured products in the United States since 1984 and serves customers worldwide.
Our Mission
Our Culture
Our Story
Our Leaders
A Culture of Ownership
SEL is a 100 percent employee-owned company. Shared ownership is a key strategy for sustained growth, stability, and customer focus. Our employees are our shareholders, so there’s no short-term pressure to achieve quarterly results at the expense of what’s best for our customers or company in the long run.
At SEL, we take pride in doing what is right for our employees, customers, and communities all over the world.
We know our customers do not have to buy another one of our products. Therefore, it is our job to keep them coming back by providing the highest quality products and solutions, providing outstanding service, and never stopping at “good enough.” Part of this driving force comes from the values that define our company and the principles we live by every day.
Our Leaders
Our leaders share a collective responsibility for quality, innovation, service, and doing right by our customers, employees, communities, and environment. The SEL executive leadership team is driven by the same values and principles of operation that Dr. Schweitzer instilled in the company when he founded it.
Edmund O. Schweitzer, III
President and Chairman of the Board
Dave Whitehead
Chief Executive Officer
Joey Nestegard
Chief Business Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Greg Zweigle
Chief Technology Officer
Gerardo Urrea
Senior Vice President of Sales and Customer Service
Dr. Ryan Bradetich
Senior Vice President of Research and Development
Leith Sorenson
Senior Vice President of Manufacturing
Nicholas Seeley
Senior Vice President of Engineering Services
SEL Locations
North and South America
Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia
Pullman, WA
Headquarters and Electronic Device Manufacturing
Lewiston, ID
Electronic Device Manufacturing
Moscow, ID
Printed Circuit Board Factory
Lake Zurich, IL
Electronic Device Manufacturing
West Lafayette, IN
Electronic Device Manufacturing
Charlotte, NC
Regional Panel Assembly Factory
San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Regional Panel Assembly Factory
Bogota, Colombia
Regional Panel Assembly Factory
Campinas, Brazil
Regional Panel Assembly Factory
Videos
SEL Manufacturing
SEL builds the highest quality products in the industry by continually investing in manufacturing with high-tech automation and process improvements.
SEL—30 Years of Innovation
SEL leaders provide an overview of the company’s innovations, from the introduction of the world’s first all-digital protective relay to the SEL ICON. We stand committed to innovation and customer service with our ten-year worldwide warranty.
How the SEL-21 Relay Revolutionized Electric Power
The SEL-21 was the first commercially available microprocessor-based protective relay. Invented by Dr. Edmund O. Schweitzer, III, this device has been foundational to major advancements in our modern power systems.