National Fuel Elects New Director for Corporate Board
13 July 2018 - 1:33AM
Members of the National Fuel Gas Company (“National Fuel” or the
“Company”) (NYSE:NFG) Board of Directors elected Steven C. Finch as
a new independent director. His term begins on July 12, 2018.
Steven C. Finch is the former Plant Manager of the General
Motors (“GM”) Tonawanda Engine Plant, one of Western New York’s
largest manufacturers with approximately 1,600 employees. Finch, a
Western New York native, began his 41-year career with GM in 1976
as a General Motors Institute co-op student at the Chevrolet Gear
and Axle Plant in Buffalo, N.Y. Over the course of 30 years, Finch
held several assignments with increasing responsibility at various
GM facilities outside Buffalo before becoming Tonawanda Engine
Plant Manager in 2007. Finch helped navigate the GM workforce
through economic downturn and bankruptcy. After a reorganization,
he successfully secured the addition of three new engine product
lines, ultimately overseeing investments at the plant totaling more
than $3 billion during his 10-year tenure. Following his 2017
retirement from GM, Finch joined the Automobile Association of
America Western and Central New York as Senior Vice President of
Automotive Services.
“With a career spanning more than four decades, Steve had a
proven track record of leadership during a period of significant
evolution for the automotive industry,” said David F. Smith,
National Fuel's Chairman of the Board. “Through his extensive GM
career, Steve developed expansive experience in manufacturing and
customer relations, as well as in capital and labor management,
that will further enhance the knowledge and skill set of our Board
of Directors. His success in managing highly technical operations
and delivering a quality product in a safe, environmentally
responsible, and cost-effective manner has direct application to
National Fuel’s work in the energy industry. This, as well as
Steve’s experience in senior level oversight during periods of
substantial investment, make him an excellent selection for our
Board.”
As an active resident of the Western New York community, Finch
currently serves as chairman of the board of directors for the
Buffalo Urban League, was a previous chairman of the board for
United Way of Buffalo and Erie County, and a previous board member
of AAA Western and Central New York. He has received numerous
honors, including recognition from GM for Outstanding Community
Leadership and the Buffalo Urban League’s Whitney M. Young and
William Evans Humanitarian Award, the group’s highest honor. During
Finch’s time at the helm of the Tonawanda facility, the plant was
recognized with many honors, including the Buffalo Urban League’s
Community Service Award, Buffalo Business First’s Community Service
Award, the Ken-Ton Chamber of Commerce Green Globe Award, and the
achievement of the EPA ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry. He holds
a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Kettering
University, formerly known as the General Motors Institute. Finch
and his wife have five children and 11 grandchildren.
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.
Analyst
Contact: |
Kenneth E.
Webster |
716-857-7067 |
Media
Contact: |
Karen L.
Merkel |
716-857-7654 |
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