People: Laclede Group Inc (LG)

LG on New York Consolidated

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23 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

William Nasser

73 2012 Independent Chairman of the Board

Suzanne Sitherwood

52 2012 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director; CEO of Laclede Gas

Mark Waltermire

54 2012 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President; Executive Vice President of Laclede Gas

Steven Lindsey

2012 Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer - Distribution Operations; President of Laclede Gas

Steven Rasche

52 2012 Senior Vice President - Finance and Accounting; CFO of Laclede Gas

Mary Kullman

52 2012 Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Corporate Secretary; Corporate Secretary of Laclede Gas

Mark Darrell

54 2012 Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel

Richard Skau

55 2012 Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer

Michael Spotanski

52 2012 Senior Vice President, Chief Integration and Innovation Officer

Arnold Donald

58 2003 Independent Director

Edward Glotzbach

64 2005 Independent Director

Anthony Leness

72 2006 Independent Director

W. Stephen Maritz

54 2000 Independent Director

Brenda Newberry

59 2007 Independent Director

John Stupp

62 2005 Independent Director

Mary Van Lokeren

65 2000 Independent Director

Scott Dudley

IR Contact Officer

Biographies

Name Description

William Nasser

Mr. William E. Nasser is Independent Chairman of the Board of Laclede Group Inc. He served as Lead Independent Director of the Company. He was, until October 2003, CEO of SouthWest NanoTechnologies, Inc., a privately held specialty chemical firm. He served as Chairman of Enchira Biotechnology Corp. from April 1998 to January 2003. He retired as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Petrolite Corporation in November 1995.

Suzanne Sitherwood

Ms. Suzanne Sitherwood serves as President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Laclede Group Inc., and Chief Executive Officer of Laclede Gas, a subsidiary of the Company. She relinquished the position Laclede Gas Company president effective October 01, 2012. She has over 30 years’ experience in the natural gas industry. On September 1, 2011, she was appointed President of the Company. Until August 2011, Ms. Sitherwood was Senior Vice President of Southern Operations for AGL Resources and President of Atlanta Gas Light, Chattanooga Gas and Florida City Gas.

Mark Waltermire

Mr. Mark D. Waltermire is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Laclede Group Inc., and Executive Vice President of Laclede Gas, a subsidiary of the Company. He served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President - Operations & Marketing of Laclede Gas; Vice President of Laclede Energy Resources, Inc., subsidiaries of the company. Mr. Waltermire joined Laclede Gas in 1990 and worked in several positions in finance, planning, and internal audit prior to being named Vice President of Operations and Marketing of Laclede Gas in 2003. He has been Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Laclede Gas and Vice President of LER since October 2007. He has a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Illinois and is a certified public accountant.

Steven Lindsey

Mr. Steven L. Lindsey has been appointed as Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer - Distribution Operations of Laclede Group Inc., and President of Laclede Gas, a subsidiary of the Company effective October 1, 2012. Mr. Lindsey served as senior vice president, southern operations of AGL Resources, Inc. and president of its Atlanta Gas Light, Chattanooga Gas and Florida City Gas subsidiaries since December 2011. In these roles, he has managed the operations, top-line growth and strategic affairs of the utilities. He also served as vice president and general manager of Atlanta Gas Light and Chattanooga Gas from 2005 to 2011, overseeing the day-to-day operations and market development of the utilities. Mr. Lindsey is a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.

Steven Rasche

Mr. Steven P. Rasche is Senior Vice President - Finance and Accounting of Laclede Group Inc., and Chief Financial Officer of Laclede Gas, a subsidiary of the Company since May 1, 2012. He is also appointed Chief Financial Officer of Laclede Gas Company. He will also serve as principal accounting officer for the Company and Laclede Gas. He is no longer Vice President - Finance of Laclede Gas, subsidiary of the Company., effective May 1, 2012. He served as the Chief Financial Officer for TLCVision Corporation from 2004 to November 2009.

Mary Kullman

Ms. Mary C. Kullman is Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Corporate Secretary of Laclede Group Inc., and Corporate Secretary of Laclede Gas, a subsidiary of the Company since May 1, 2012. She is Chief Governance Officer and Corporate Secretary of Laclede Gas since February 2004. She is Secretary of LER since February 1998. She joined Laclede Gas in 1990 as an Associate Counsel in the Legal Department, and was promoted to Secretary, Associate Counsel in 1998. She holds a J.D. degree (1985) from St. Louis University School of Law and a B.S. degree in Business Administration (1982) from Washington University.

Mark Darrell

Mr. Mark C. Darrell is Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel of Laclede Group Inc. He has been appointed as Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer of the Company, effective May 1, 2012. He joined Laclede in 2004 after serving in previous senior legal positions at Columbia Gas of Virginia and its affiliate, NiSource Corporate Services Company. He has been General Counsel from May 2004 & Senior Vice President from October 2007 of Laclede Gas. He has a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and a bachelor's degree in political science from Syracuse University.

Richard Skau

Mr. Richard A. Skau is Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer of Laclede Group Inc. He had been Vice President – Human Resources of Laclede Gas since February 2004. Since joining Laclede Gas in 1985, Mr. Skau has worked in several roles within accounting and labor relations. Mr. Skau holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville.

Michael Spotanski

Mr. Michael R. Spotanski is Senior Vice President, Chief Integration and Innovation Officer of Laclede Group Inc. He had been Vice President – Finance of Laclede Gas Company since January 2001. Mr. Spotanski, a Laclede Gas employee since 1981, was promoted to Vice President of Finance in 2001. He has served in roles at Laclede Gas in accounting, finance and gas supply. Mr. Spotanski has a bachelor's degree in accounting from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.

Arnold Donald

Mr. Arnold W. Donald is an Independent Director of Laclede Group, Inc. He is President and CEO of the Executive Leadership Council, a professional network of African-American executives of U. S. companies. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, the charitable funder and advocate of type 1 (juvenile) diabetes research worldwide, from January 2006 to March 2008. He served as Chairman of the Board of Merisant Company from March 2000 to November 2005 and as its CEO from March 2000 to June 2003. During the past five years, he has served to serve as a director of Crown Holdings, Inc., Oil-Dri Corporation of America, and Carnival Corporation, and during the past five years has also served as a director of Russell Corporation from June 2004 to October 2006 and The Scotts Company from March 2000 to January 2009.

Edward Glotzbach

Mr. Edward L. Glotzbach is Independent Director of Laclede Group, Inc. He became Vice Chairman, Mergers and Acquisitions, of Information Services Group in November 2007 when it acquired Technology Partners International, Inc. From December 2004 to November 2007, he served as President and CEO of Technology Partners International, Inc., an organization that assists clients with the evaluation, negotiation, implementation and management of information technology and business process sourcing initiatives. From October 2003 to December 2004, he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the firm. From 1970 to September 2003, he served in many positions with SBC Communications, with his position there being Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for six years. Mr. Glotzbach serves as a director of Perficient, Inc. and in 2005 he served as a director of Visual Networks, Inc.

Anthony Leness

Mr. Anthony V. Leness is an Independent Director of Laclede Group, Inc. He was Managing Director Investment Banking – Global Power & Energy Group at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., in New York City from 1978 to his retirement in 2006. Merrill Lynch provides management, capital market, investment banking and consulting services. He served as a relationship manager on a broad range of and small companies, including industrial, communications, oil and gas exploration, natural gas pipeline, and, from 1990, exclusively on power and natural gas distribution companies.

W. Stephen Maritz

Mr. W. Stephen Maritz is Independent Director of Laclede Group, Inc. He has been Chairman of the Board of Maritz Holdings Inc. since February 2001 and Chief Executive Officer since November 1998. Maritz Holdings Inc. provides performance improvement, marketing research and travel services on a global basis.

Brenda Newberry

Ms. Brenda D. Newberry is Independent Director of Laclede Group, Inc. She was, until May 2010, Chairman of the Board of The Newberry Group. From 2006 to 2009, she served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. From 1996 to 2005, she served as its President and Chief Executive Officer. The Newberry Group provides information technology consulting services on a global basis, specializing in cyber-security services, information systems consulting, and project management services. Since 2007, she has served as a director of Enterprise Financial Services Corp. Ms. Newberry founded Nesher, LLC in 2009 and is currently the CEO. Nesher, LLC provides consulting services that include advising, speaking and writing on diverse business, board service, entrepreneurial, leadership and life management topics.

John Stupp

Mr. John P. Stupp is Independent Director of Laclede Group, Inc. He has been President of Stupp Bros., Inc. since March 2004 and Chief Executive Officer of Stupp Corporation since August 1995. He previously served as Executive Vice President from April 1995 to March 2004 and Chief Operating Officer from April 1996 to March 2004. Stupp Bros., Inc. has two operating divisions: Stupp Bridge Company, a fabricator of steel highway and railroad bridges; and Stupp Corporation, producer of custom-made HFW (high frequency weld) and spiral weld pipe for gas and oil transmission; and three subsidiaries: Hammert’s Iron Works, Inc., a fabricator of structural steel; Bayou Coating LLC, coating applicators for steel line pipe; and Midwest BankCentre, a Missouri bank holding company. During the past five years, he has served and continues to serve as a director of Stupp Bros., Inc. and Atrion Corporation.

Mary Van Lokeren

Ms. Mary Ann Van Lokeren is Independent Director of Laclede Group, Inc. She retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Krey Distributing Co., an Anheuser-Busch wholesaler, in October 2006. She served in that capacity from December 1986. During the past five years, she has served and continues to serve as a director of Masco Corporation and in 2005 served as a director of Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

Scott Dudley

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