National Fuel Elects New Director for Corporate Board
15 December 2016 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
Members of the National Fuel Gas Company ("National Fuel" or the
"Company") (NYSE:NFG) Board of Directors elected Thomas E. Skains
as a new independent director. His term began on Dec. 8.
Thomas E. Skains, is the former Chairman, President, and Chief
Executive Officer of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.
("Piedmont"), having served from 2002 as President, and from 2003
as Chairman and CEO until his retirement in October 2016.
Previously Skains held various executive positions at Piedmont,
including Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice
President—Marketing and Supply Services, where he directed
Piedmont's commercial natural gas activities. Before joining
Piedmont, Skains spent nearly 15 years in positions of increasing
responsibility with Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation,
initially as a corporate attorney in the areas of natural gas
supply, rate and federal energy regulatory matters, before being
named Vice President and later Senior Vice President,
Transportation and Customer Services.
"With more than 35 years in the natural gas industry, Tom has
been a highly respected energy leader," said David F. Smith,
National Fuel's Chairman of the Board. "Tom's deep-rooted energy
experience will be an excellent complement to the solid range of
skill sets provided by our Board of Directors. We have a
long-standing commitment to cultivating a Board that balances the
need for diverse perspectives with the vital requirement for
continuity and depth of insight into the complex workings of our
Company and industry. Tom's knowledge, strategic management skills
and industry expertise make him an ideal selection for our
Board."
In October 2016, Skains became a director at Duke Energy
Corporation. He is also currently a director of BB&T
Corporation, where he chairs the Executive Committee and serves on
the Risk Committee, and is a board member of its subsidiary, Branch
Banking and Trust Company, where he chairs the Executive Committee
and serves on the Risk Committee. Skains also has been actively
involved throughout his career in leadership positions with
numerous industry organizations, including previously serving as
Board Chair of the American Gas Association and the Southern Gas
Association, as well as serving as a Board member of the American
Gas Foundation and the Gas Technology Institute. He is a
well-recognized civic leader, previously serving as Chairman of the
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, as Vice Chairman of the Charlotte
Sports Foundation, as a board member of the United Way of Central
Carolinas, and as a trustee of Johnson and Wales University. Skains
earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Sam
Houston State University, and a juris doctor degree from the
University of Houston Law School.
National Fuel is a diversified energy company headquartered in
Western New York that operates an integrated collection of natural
gas and oil assets across five business segments: Exploration and
Production, Pipeline and Storage, Gathering, Utility, and Energy
Marketing. Additional information about National Fuel is available
at www.nationalfuelgas.com
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