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Kevin Akers was named president and chief executive officer in October 2019. Akers served as executive vice president from November 2018 to October 2019. Prior to this role, he served as Senior Vice President, Safety and Enterprise Services, from January 2017 through October 2018. Akers also served as president of the Kentucky/Mid-States Division from May 2007 through October 2016 and served as president of the Mississippi Division from 2002 to 2007. He led the Mississippi Valley Gas transition team for Atmos Energy while serving as vice president of Northern Region Operations for Atmos Energy's Louisiana Division. From 1997 to 2001, he served as vice president of Eastern Region Operations for Atmos Energy's Kentucky Division. From 1989 to 1991, he served as senior gas engineer for the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. Akers is a graduate of the University of Alabama

Dennis was appointed to the position of CEO of AVANGRID in July 2020. With more than 25 years in the energy sector, Dennis joined AVANGRID from Sempra Energy where he was Executive Vice President and Group President and Chief Sustainability Officer. Throughout his career, Dennis has held a variety of leadership positions in gas and electric utilities as well as renewables, including Chairman and CEO of Southern California Gas Co., and Chief Financial Officer of SunPower Corp., San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Co. Dennis holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Stanford University and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard University. Dennis is on the boards of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Auto Club Enterprises and recently served as Chairman of the Board for the California Latino Economic Institute. He previously served as Chairman of the California Business Roundtable and on the board of the United Way - Greater Los Angeles. Dennis has been named one of the “100 Most Influential Hispanics” by Hispanic Business magazine.

Lynn J. Good is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Duke Energy, a Fortune 500 company. Good is an Ohio native and graduated from Miami University where she earned a BS in Systems Analysis and in Accounting (1981).

Crane is president and chief executive officer of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation, the nation’s leading competitive energy provider. Headquartered in Chicago, Exelon does business in 48 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Crane oversees a family of companies representing every stage of the energy value chain, including Exelon Generation, one of the largest competitive U.S. power generators, with more than 32,700 megawatts of owned capacity comprising one of the nation’s cleanest and lowest-cost power generation fleets; Constellation, which provides energy products and services to approximately 2 million residential, public sector and business customers, including more than two-thirds of the Fortune 100; and Exelon’s six utilities, which deliver electricity and natural gas to approximately 10 million customers in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania through its Atlantic City Electric, BGE, ComEd, Delmarva Power, PECO and Pepco subsidiaries.

A longtime utility industry leader, I maintain chief executive responsibility for NiSource, a natural gas and electric utility company serving approximately 4 million customers under the NIPSCO and Columbia Gas brands.

Michael 'Mike' Renna is a Mgr:Products & Services Dev at SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES INC, Board Member at SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES INC, and Board Member at New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce and is based in Hammonton, New Jersey. He has worked as Senior VP at SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES INC, Vice President at SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES INC, and Product Manager at M&T Bank. Michael works or has worked as President/COO at South Jersey Energy Solutions. He attended Cornell between 1995 and 1996, ECU, and WWPHS between 1982 and 1985.

Andrew W. (Drew) Evans was named executive vice president and chief financial officer of Southern Company, one of America’s largest producers of energy, in June 2018. In this role, Evans is responsible for the company’s accounting, finance, business development, investor relations, treasury and information technology. He also serves as the chief risk officer and is a member of the Southern Company Management Council. Prior to joining Southern Company Services, Evans served as president and chief executive officer of Southern Company Gas, the largest distributor of natural gas in America. He also served as chairman of the Southern Company Gas Board of Directors. Evans joined Southern Company Gas, formerly AGL Resources, in May 2002, and held several positions of leadership, including chief operating officer, chief financial officer and treasurer. Evans came to Southern Company Gas from Mirant Corporation, formerly Southern Energy Inc., where he served in various finance and business development roles over a nine-year period. Prior to Mirant, Evans was employed by National Economic Research Associates and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. He serves on the boards of Zoo Atlanta, past chairman; Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation, audit chairman; Grady Health Foundation, past chairman; and the Georgia Council on Economic Education. Evans is a graduate of Emory University and the Booth/Kellogg program, CEO Perspectives. He lives in Atlanta with his wife, Faye.