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Ian M. Rolland
Chairman of the Board since November 2006
Elected 1978
Age 75

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.

Member Member of the Audit Committee
Committee Chair Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee
Richard A. Abdoo
Elected 2008
Age 65

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.

Member Member of the Corporate Governance Committee
Member Member of the Environmental Safety & Sustainability Committee
Member Member of the Finance Committee
Member Member of the Officer Nomination & Compensation Committee
Steven C. Beering
Elected 1986
Age 76

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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Member Member of the Environmental Safety & Sustainability Committee
Member Member of the Officer Nomination & Compensation Committee
Dennis E. Foster
Elected 1999
Age 68

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).

Committee Chair Chair of the Audit Committee
Member Member of the Corporate Governance Committee
Member Member of the Finance Committee
Michael E. Jesanis
Elected 2008
Age 52

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
Elected 2007
Age 52

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
Elected 2007
Age 65

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.

Member Member of the Corporate Governance Committee
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Member Member of the Finance Committee
Committee Chair Chair of the Officer Nomination & Compensation Committee
Deborah S. Parker
Elected 2007
Age 55

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.

Member Member of the Corporate Governance Committee
Member Member of the Environmental Safety & Sustainability Committee
Member Member of the Finance Committee
Member Member of the Officer Nomination & Compensation Committee
Robert C. Skaggs, Jr.
Robert Skaggs, Jr. Elected 2005
Age 54

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.

Richard L. Thompson
Elected 2004
Age 69

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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Member Member of the Corporate Governance Committee
Committee Chair Chair of the Finance Committee
Carolyn Y. Woo
Elected 1998
Age 54

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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