People: Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Best, Robert 63 2008 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Cocklin, Kim 58 2009 President, Chief Operating Officer, Director
Meisenheimer, Fred 65 2009 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
Bergeron, Mark 45 2009 President of Atmos Energy Holdings, Inc
Gregory, Louis 54 2000 Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Haefner, Michael 49 2008 Senior Vice President - Human Resources
Cardin, Richard 74 1997 Director
Meredith, Thomas 68 1995 Director
Nichol, Philliip 74 1985 Director
Vaughan, Charles 72 1983 Director
Ware, Richard 63 1994 Director
Gordon, Richard 60 2001 Director
Quinn, Nancy 56 2004 Director
Springer, Stephen 63 2005 Director
Douglas, Richard 62 2007 Director
Esquivel, Ruben 66 2008 Director
Grable, Robert 63 2009 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Best, Robert Mr. Robert W. Best was named Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Atmos Energy Corporation in March 1997. Since October 1, 2008, Mr. Best has continued to serve the Company as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. He is currently a director of Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Limited.
Cocklin, Kim Mr. Kim R. Cocklin is President, Chief Operating Officer, Director of Atmos Energy Corporation. He joined the company in June 2006 as Senior Vice President, Regulated Operations. On October 1, 2008, Mr. Cocklin was named President and Chief Operating Officer. On November 10, 2009, Mr. Cocklin was elected to the Board of Directors. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Cocklin served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Piedmont Natural Gas Company from February 2003 to May 2006.
Meisenheimer, Fred Mr. Fred E. Meisenheimer was named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atmos Energy Corporation in February 2009. Mr. Meisenheimer previously served the Company as Vice President and Controller from July 2000 through May 2009 and also served as interim Chief Financial Officer beginning in January 2009.
Bergeron, Mark Mr. Mark H. Bergeron is the President of Atmos Energy Holdings, Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atmos Energy Corporation. Mr. Bergeron, who has been with the Company since 1985 and has served as vice president, gas supply and services of the Company since January 1, 2007, will continue to oversee the gas supply and services function of the Company until his replacement is selected.
Gregory, Louis Mr. Louis P. Gregory was named Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Atmos Energy Corporation in September 2000.
Haefner, Michael Mr. Michael E. Haefner joined Atmos Energy Corporation in June 2008 as Senior Vice President - Human Resources. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Haefner was a self-employed consultant and founder and president of Perform for Life, LLC from May 2007 to May 2008. Mr. Haefner previously served for 10 years as the Senior Vice President, Human Resources, of Sabre Holding Corporation, the parent company of Sabre Airline Solutions, Sabre Travel Network and Travelocity.
Cardin, Richard Mr. Richard W. Cardin is Director of Atmos Energy Corporation since 1997. Mr. Cardin is Retired and was formerly with Arthur Andersen LLP from 1958 to 1994 where he served as office managing partner in the Chattanooga and Nashville, Tennessee offices from 1969 to 1994; and currently a director of United States Lime and Minerals, Inc.
Meredith, Thomas Dr. Thomas C. Meredith, Ed.D, has been a Director of Atmos Energy Corporation since 1995. He is Retired and was formerly Commissioner of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning in Jackson, Mississippi from October 2005 until November 2008; previously served as Chancellor of the University System of Georgia in Atlanta, Georgia from January 2002 through September 2005; and currently a director of American Cast Iron and Pipe Company.
Nichol, Philliip Mr. Phillip E. Nichol, is Director of Atmos Energy Corporation since 1985. He is Retired and was formerly Senior Vice President of Central Division Staff of UBS Paine Webber Incorporated in Dallas, Texas from July 2001 through July 2003.
Vaughan, Charles Mr. Charles K. Vaughan is Director of Atmos Energy Corporation since 1983. He is Retired and was formerly Chairman of the Board of Atmos Energy from June 1994 until March 1997.
Ware, Richard Mr. Richard Ware II is Director of Atmos Energy Corporation since 1994. He is President of Amarillo National Bank in Amarillo, Texas since 1981; and currently a member of the Board of Trustees of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
Gordon, Richard Mr. Richard K. Gordon is Director of Atmos Energy Corporation since 2001. He is General Partner of Juniper Energy LP in Houston, Texas since September 2006; General Partner of Juniper Capital LP and Juniper Advisory LP in Houston, Texas since March 2003; formerly Vice Chairman Investment Banking for Merrill Lynch & Co. in Houston, Texas from October 1994 through March 2003.
Quinn, Nancy Ms. Nancy K. Quinn is Director of Atmos Energy Corporation since 2004. She is Principal of Hanover Capital, LLC in New York, New York since July 1996; and currently a Director of Endeavor International Corporation and Helix Energy Solutions Group.
Springer, Stephen Mr. Stephen R. Springer is Director of Atmos Energy Corporation since 2005. He is Retired and was formerly Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Midstream Division of The Williams Companies, Inc. in Tulsa, Oklahoma from January 1999 to February 2002; and currently a Director of DCP Midstream Partners, LP.
Douglas, Richard Mr. Richard W. Douglas is Director of Atmos Energy Corporation since 2007. He is Executive Vice President for Jones Lang LaSalle LLC since July 2008; formerly Executive Vice President with The Staubach Company in Dallas, Texas from October 2004 to July 2008 and served in numerous other Executive Officer positions from February 1999 to October 2004.
Esquivel, Ruben Mr. Ruben E. Esquivel is Director of Atmos Energy Corporation since September 1, 2008. He has been Vice President for Community and Corporate Relations since 1995 at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, one of the country's Academic Medical Centers, Patient-care providers and Research Institutions. Mr. Esquivel is a Director and past Chairman of the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation and a member of the North Texas District Export Council appointed by the United States Secretary of Commerce. He also is on the board of directors of Comerica Bank-Texas. Long active in community affairs, Mr. Esquivel serves as Chairman of the State Fair of Texas and as a Director of the Baylor Oral Health Foundation, Bio DFW, Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation, Dallas County Community College District Foundation, The Thanks-Giving Foundation, YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas and as a Trustee of Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Education and Research Foundation. He is a Director or member of many other civic groups, including the Dallas Citizens Council, the Oak Cliff Lions Club and the Salesmanship Club of Dallas. Mr. Esquivel served as a member of the board of managers of the Dallas County Hospital District from 1985 to 1989 and as the board Chairman from 1989 to 1991. He was elected to the board of trustees of the DeSoto Independent School District in 1982 and re-elected in 1985, serving as board President from 1983 to 1988. Esquivel earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and completed graduate courses in Business Administration at Rutgers University and at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Grable, Robert Mr. Robert C. Grable is Director of Atmos Energy Corporation since May 2009. Mr. Grable is a partner at Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP and one of seven founding members of the firm, which was established in 1979 in Fort Worth. He heads the firm's energy practice group and is board certified in oil, gas and mineral law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. From 1991 to 1992, he served as chairman of the Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.In his law practice, Grable represents clients mainly in litigation and administrative hearings that involve the petroleum industry. He has represented independent producers, oil companies, pipelines and royalty owners in a variety of litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts as well as before state and federal administrative agencies. He is counsel of record in more than 30 appellate decisions, including five significant oil and gas opinions of the Texas Supreme Court, in all of which he represented the prevailing party. He also has represented clients in Europe and the Middle East in international oil and gas operations. Mr. Grable earned a bachelor's degree from Southern Methodist University and graduated with high honors from The University of Texas School of Law. He was a member of the Order of the Coif and Chancellors, an associate editor of the Texas Law Review and Grand Chancellor of his class. From 1972 to 1974, he served on active duty as a lieutenant in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the United States Navy. He currently is president and a trustee of The University of Texas Law School Foundation, a member of the McDonald Observatory and Astronomy Board of Visitors at The University of Texas at Austin and a member of The University of Texas Development Board and Chancellor's Council Executive Committee. He is a former chairman and member of the management committee of the Texas Ballet Theater.

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
BAIN TRAVIS WHITSETT II 7,719 $0.00
GARLAND THOMAS J 36,586 $0.00
GRABLE ROBERT C 159 $29.40
WARE RICHARD II 478 $29.40
GRABLE ROBERT C 158 $29.60
WARE RICHARD II 475 $29.60
SCHLESSMAN LEE E 12,200 $0.00
FORSYTHE CHRISTOPHER T 300 $29.19
FORSYTHE CHRISTOPHER T 1,200 $29.18
MEREDITH THOMAS C 300 $0.00
BEST ROBERT W 50,000 $15.65
BEST ROBERT W 50,000 $28.64
MEISENHEIMER FRED E 2,928 $0.00
COCKLIN KIM R 11,844 $0.00
GREGORY LOUIS P 2,257 $29.08
FORSYTHE CHRISTOPHER T 1,004 $29.08
BEST ROBERT W 13,737 $29.08
GREGORY LOUIS P 6,191 $0.00
MEISENHEIMER FRED E 1,067 $29.08
COCKLIN KIM R 4,317 $29.08
FORSYTHE CHRISTOPHER T 2,754 $29.08
BEST ROBERT W 37,686 $0.00
GREGORY LOUIS P 2,440 $28.90
BEST ROBERT W 2,916 $28.90
JOHNSON MARK H 4,016 $28.30
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