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Audit
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Corporate Governance
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Environmental Safety & Sustainability
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Finance
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Officer Nomination & Compensation
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Ian M. Rolland
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Chairman of the Board since November 2006
Elected 1978 Chairman of the Board since November 2006. Prior to his retirement in 1998, Mr. Rolland served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lincoln National Corporation, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, a provider of financial products and services. Mr. Rolland is on the board of advisors of CID Partners.
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Richard A. Abdoo
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Elected 2008 Since May, 2004, Mr. Abdoo has been President of R.A. Abdoo & Co. LLC, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, an environmental and energy consulting firm. Prior thereto Mr. Abdoo was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wisconsin Energy Corporation from 1991 until his retirement in April, 2004. He also served as President of Wisconsin Energy Corporation from 1991 to April 2003. Mr. Abdoo is a director of A.K. Steel Corporation and Renergy Holdings, Inc.
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Steven C. Beering
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Elected 1986 Chairman of the National Science Board, the governing board of the National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., an independent Federal agency that promotes the progress of science. He is also President Emeritus of Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
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Dennis E. Foster
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Elected 1999 Principal, Foster Thoroughbred Investments, Lexington, Kentucky. Prior to his retirement in 2000, Mr. Foster was Vice Chairman of ALLTEL Corporation, Little Rock, Arkansas, a full service telecom and information service provider. Mr. Foster also is the lead director of Windstream Corporation and YRC Worldwide Inc. (formerly Yellow Roadway Corporation).
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Michael E. Jesanis
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Elected 2008 Since November 2007, Mr. Jesanis has been a principal with Serrafix, Boston, Massachusetts, a firm providing energy efficiency consulting and implementation services, principally to municipalities. From July 2004 through December 2006, Mr. Jesanis was President and Chief Executive Officer of National Grid USA, a natural gas and electric utility, and a subsidiary of National Grid plc, of which Mr. Jesanis was also an Executive Director. Prior to that, Mr. Jesanis was Chief Operating Officer of National Grid USA from January 2001 to July 2004.
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Marty R. Kittrell
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Elected 2007 Since December 2007, Mr. Kittrell has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dresser, Inc., Dallas, Texas, a worldwide leader in providing highly-engineered products for the global energy industry. Prior thereto, Mr. Kittrell was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Andrew Corporation from October 2003 to December 2007.
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W. Lee Nutter
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Elected 2007 Prior to his retirement in 2007, Mr. Nutter was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rayonier, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, a leading supplier of high performance specialty cellulose fibers as well as timberlands and other higher value land holdings. Mr. Nutter was elected director of Rayonier, Inc. in 1996. He is also director of Republic Services Inc., J.M. Huber Corporation and the North Florida Regional Board of SunTrust.
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Deborah S. Parker
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Elected 2007 Since April 2008, Ms. Parker has been President and Chief Executive Officer of International Business Solutions, Inc. ("IBS"), Washington, D.C. IBS provides strategic planning and consulting services to profit and not for profit organizations. Before joining IBS, Ms. Parker was Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of the National Urban League from July 2007 through April 2008. Prior thereto, Ms. Parker served in numerous operating positions, including Vice President of Global Quality at Ford Motor Company. During her tenure at Ford, Ms. Parker also served as Chief Executive Officer and Group Managing Director at Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd. from September 2001 to December 2004.
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Robert C. Skaggs, Jr.
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Elected 2005 Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of the Company since July 2005. President of the Company since October 2004. Prior thereto Mr. Skaggs served as Executive Vice President, Regulated Revenue from October 2003 to October 2004, President of Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. from February 1997 to October 2003; President of Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. from January 1997 to October 2003; President of Bay State Gas Company and Northern Utilities from November 2000 to October 2003; and President of Columbia Gas of Virginia, Inc., Columbia Gas of Maryland, Inc. and Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. from December 2001 to October 2003.
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Richard L. Thompson
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Elected 2004 Prior to his retirement in 2004, Mr. Thompson was Group President, Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Illinois, a leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. Mr. Thompson also is a director of Gardner Denver, Inc. and Chairman of the Board of Lennox International, Inc.
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Carolyn Y. Woo
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Elected 1998 Martin J. Gillen Dean and Ray and Milann Siegfried Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. Dr. Woo also is a director of AON Corporation and Circuit City, Inc.
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