People: Northwest Natural Gas Co (NWN)

NWN on New York Consolidated

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24 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Tod Hamachek

 66 2012 Independent Chairman of the Board

Gregg Kantor

 55 2009 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Stephen Feltz

 57 2013 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President

David Weber

 53 2012 President and Chief Executive Officer of NW Natural Gas Storage, LLC and Gill Ranch Storage, LLC

David Anderson

 51 2013 Executive Vice President - Operations and Regulation

Lea Doolittle

 57 2013 Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer

Margaret Kirkpatrick

 58 2013 Senior Vice President, General Counsel

J. Keith White

 59 2007 Vice President - Business Development & Energy Supply, Chief Strategic Officer

C. Alex Miller

 55 2013 Vice President - Regulation, Treasurer

MardiLyn Saathoff

 56 2013 Vice President - Legal, Risk and Land, Chief Governance Officer, Corporate Secretary

David Williams

 59 2007 Vice President - Utility Services

Grant Yoshihara

 57 2007 Vice President - Utility Operations

Mark Dodson

 67 2008 Director

Timothy Boyle

 63 2003 Independent Director

Martha Byorum

 63 2004 Independent Director

John Carter

 67 2002 Independent Director

Charles Gibson

 60 2002 Independent Director

Jane Peverett

 54 2007 Independent Director

George Puentes

 64 2007 Independent Director

Kenneth Thrasher

 62 2005 Independent Director

Robert Hess

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Biographies

Name Description

Tod Hamachek

 Mr. Tod R. Hamachek has been appointed as Independent Chairman of the Board of Northwest Natural Gas Co., effective May 24, 2012. Mr. Hamachek has been a director of NW Natural since 1986. Mr. Hamachek served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Penwest Pharmaceuticals Company from October 1997 to February 2005. Penwest, which was spun off from Penford Corporation in 1998, was located in Danbury, Connecticut and was engaged in the research, development and commercialization of novel drug delivery products and technologies. From 1985 until 1998, Mr. Hamachek served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Penford Corporation, a diversified producer of specialty paper, food starches and pharmaceutical ingredients. He is a director of The Seattle Times Company and The Blethen Corporation (the majority owner of The Seattle Times Company). Mr. Hamachek is a member of the board of directors of Virginia Mason Medical Center and Virginia Mason Medical System in Seattle, Washington and President of the Board of Directors of The Sun Valley Center for The Arts in Ketchum, Idaho. He is a graduate of Williams College and Harvard Business School.

Gregg Kantor

 Mr. Gregg S. Kantor is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Northwest Natural Gas Co since January 1, 2009. Previously, Mr. Kantor served as President and Chief Operating Officer of NW Natural from May 2007 to December 2008, and as Executive Vice President from December 2006 to April 2007. He also served as Senior Vice President of Public and Regulatory Affairs from 2003 to 2006, as Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications from 1998 to 2003, and as Director of Public Affairs and Communications from 1996 to 1998. Mr. Kantor is a board member of the Oregon Business Council, Greater Portland Inc., and is a co-chair of the 2012 United Way Campaign and the Cradle to Career Council of All Hands Raised. He has also served as a board member of the Portland Business Alliance, the Leaders Roundtable until December 2010, the Oregon Energy Planning Council, and the Oregon Global Warming Commission until January 2011. Mr. Kantor earned a Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Environmental Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a Masters of Urban Planning from the University of Oregon.

Stephen Feltz

 Mr. Stephen P. Feltz is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of NorthWest Natural Gas Co., since February 28, 2013. He previously served as the Company's Treasurer and Controller, a position he held since 1999. Feltz has been with the company since 1982 in accounting and finance senior management positions, serving as treasurer and controller since 1999.

David Weber

 Mr. David A. Weber is President and Chief Executive Officer of NW Natural Gas Storage, LLC and Gill Ranch Storage, LLC., subsidiary of Northwest Natural Gas Co., since 2012. He was an Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, NW Natural Gas Storage LLC, and Gill Ranch Storage, LLC (2011-2012); Chief Operating Officer NW Natural Gas Storage, LLC and Gill Ranch Storage LLC (November 2010 - January 2011); Managing Director of Information Services and Chief Information Officer (2005 - 2011); Director of Information Services and Chief Information Officer (2001-2005).

David Anderson

 Mr. David Hugo Anderson is Executive Vice President - Operations and Regulation of Northwest Natural Gas Co., since February 28, 2013. He previously served as the Company's Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, a position he held since joining the Company in 2004. He was Chief Financial Officer of TXU Gas Company (2004); Senior Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer and Controller (2003-2004);Vice President of Investor Relations and Shareholder Services of TXU Corp. from 1997 to 2003.

Lea Doolittle

 Ms. Lea Anne Doolittle is Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer of NorthWest Natural Gas Co. She is Senior Vice President of the Company since 2008 and Chief Administrative Officer since 2013.. She had been Vice President, Human Resources of Northwest Natural Gas (2000-2007) and served as Director of Compensation (1993-2000) of PacifiCorp.

Margaret Kirkpatrick

 Ms. Margaret D. Kirkpatrick is Senior Vice President, General Counsel of Northwest Natural Gas Co. since 2013. She has served as Vice President, General Counsel of the Company since 2005. She is Partner, Stoel Rives LLP (1991- 2005). Ms. Kirkpatrick had been a partner at the Portland office of Stoel Rives since 1991. She joined the firm in 1983 and has specialized in land use, natural resources and environmental law. She worked for NW Natural on the permitting of the Mist underground storage facilities and the South Mist Pipeline Extension, including work on legislative changes and rule making as well as the formal permitting process. She graduated from The College of Wooster in 1976, received her law degree from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark in 1982 and received her LL.M., from the University of Edinburgh in 1987.

J. Keith White

 Mr. J. Keith White is Vice President - Business Development and Energy Supply, Chief Strategic Officer of Northwest Natural Gas Co since 2007. He served as Managing Director, Gas Operations and Wholesale Services (2005-2006); Managing Director and Chief Strategic Officer (2003-2005).

C. Alex Miller

 Mr. C. Alex Miller is Vice President - Regulation, Treasurer of Northwest Natural Gas Co. He served as Vice President, Finance and Regulation from 2009 to 2013. Miller served as vice president of business development at PacifiCorp and president of Edison Source, a subsidiary of Edison International, prior to joining NW Natural as director of rates and regulatory affairs in 2002.

MardiLyn Saathoff

 Mr. MardiLyn Saathoff is Vice President - Legal, Risk and Land, Chief Governance Officer, Corporate Secretary of Northwest Natural Gas Co. He is Vice President Legal, Risk and Land since 2013, Deputy General Counsel from 2010-2013; Chief Governance Officer and Corporate Secretary (2008- ); Chief Compliance Officer and Assistant General Counsel, Tektronix, Inc. (2005-2008); General Counsel to Oregon Governor Kulongoski and Business and Economic Development Advisor (2003-2005).

David Williams

 Mr. David R. Williams is Vice President - Utility Services of Northwest Natural Gas Co. Mr. Williams was Director of Utility Operations, Districts and managed Labor Relations (2004-2006).

Grant Yoshihara

 Mr. Grant M. Yoshihara is Vice President - Utility Operations of NorthWest Natural Gas Co. He was Managing Director, Utility Services (2005-2006); Director, Utility Services (2004-2005).

Mark Dodson

 Mr. Mark S. Dodson is Director of Northwest Natural Gas Co since 2003. Mr. Dodson served as President and Chief Executive Officer of NW Natural from January 1, 2003 to April 30, 2007, when he relinquished his position as President and continued to serve as Chief Executive Officer until his retirement on December 31, 2008. From 2001 to January 2003, Mr. Dodson served as President, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of NW Natural. Mr. Dodson joined NW Natural in 1997 as Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and General Counsel, following a 17-year career with the Portland law firm Ater Wynne Hewitt Dodson & Skerritt LLP. Mr. Dodson previously served as a director of the American Gas Association, the Energy Insurance Mutual and the Oregon Business Council. Mr. Dodson currently serves on the board of directors of Medical Teams International and the Nature Conservancy of Oregon. He also has worked on affordable housing issues as a board member and Chairman of the Neighborhood Partnership Fund. Mr. Dodson was formerly the Chair of the Portland Business Alliance and the Oregon State Board of Higher Education. He headed the Oregon Governor’s Task Force on Scholarship and Student Aid. He earned an undergraduate degree from Harvard University and a law degree from Boalt College of Law at the University of California, Berkeley.

Timothy Boyle

 Mr. Timothy P. Boyle is Independent Director of Northwest Natural Gas Co Since 1989. Since 1989, Mr. Boyle has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Columbia Sportswear Company, an active outdoor apparel and footwear company headquartered in Portland, Oregon. He began working with Columbia Sportswear Company in 1970. Mr. Boyle is a member of the boards of directors of Columbia Sportswear Company, Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc. and Freshwater Trust and is a trustee of Reed College, the Youth Outdoor Legacy Fund and a past member of the Young Presidents’ Organization. He also is a past trustee of the University of Oregon Foundation and Vice Chairman of its capital campaign committee. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from the University of Oregon. Mr. Boyle’s professional experiences, including his service as President and Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of Columbia Sportswear Company and his service as a director of Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc., as well as his prior service on the NW Natural Board, and his community and public service, enable Mr. Boyle to provide insight to the Board and management regarding public company operations, acquisitions, human capital management, executive compensation, investor and media relations, government relations, and growth and strategic direction, all of which strengthen the Board’s collective knowledge, capabilities and experience.

Martha Byorum

 Ms. Martha L. Byorum is Independent Director of Northwest Natural Gas Co. In January 2005, Ms. Byorum became Senior Managing Director of Stephens Cori Capital Advisors, a division of Stephens, Inc., a private investment banking firm founded in 1933. From 2003 to 2004, Ms. Byorum served as Chief Executive Officer of Cori Investment Advisors, LLC, which was spun off from Violy, Byorum & Partners (VB&P) in 2003. VB&P was a independent strategic advisory and investment banking firm specializing in Latin America. Prior to co-founding VB&P in 1996, Ms. Byorum had a 24-year career at Citibank, where, among other things, she served as Chief of Staff and Chief Financial Officer for Citibank’s Latin American Banking Group from 1986-1990, overseeing $15 billion of loans and coordinating activities in 22 countries. She later was appointed the head of Citibank’s U.S. Corporate Banking Business and a member of the bank’s Operating Committee and Customer Group with global responsibilities. A graduate of Southern Methodist University and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, she is a board member of the publicly-traded Andina Acquisition Corporation, as well as a Life Trustee of Amherst College, and a Trustee Emeritus of the Folger Shakespeare Library. From 2001 until May of 2010, Ms. Byorum was a board member of Aeterna-Zentaris Laboratories, Inc., a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company, and from 2007 until December 2011, she was a board member of M&F Worldwide Corp., a holding company operating four businesses that was publicly traded until December 2011.

John Carter

 Mr. John D. Carter is Independent Director of Northwest Natural Gas Co. Mr. Carter served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. from May 2005 to December 2008 when he was appointed Chairman of the Board. From 2002 to May 2005, Mr. Carter was engaged in a consulting practice focused primarily on strategic planning in transportation and energy for national and international businesses, as well as other small business ventures. From 1982 to 2002, Mr. Carter served in a variety of senior management capacities at Bechtel Group, Inc., including Executive Vice President and Director, as well as President of Bechtel Enterprises, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bechtel Group, Inc., and other operating groups. Prior to his Bechtel tenure, Mr. Carter was a partner in a San Francisco law firm. He is Chairman of the Board of Schnitzer Steel Industries, and a director of FLIR Systems, Inc., and privately-owned Kuni Automotive in the United States. In the United Kingdom, he served as a director of London & Continental Railways until February 2006, and, until December 2005, served as a director of Cross London Rail Links, Ltd. Mr. Carter also serves as a Trustee of the Nature Conservancy of Oregon. He is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Law School.

Charles Gibson

 Mr. Charles Scott Gibson is Independent Director of Northwest Natural Gas Co. Mr. Gibson has been President of Gibson Enterprises, since its formation in 1992. In 1983, Mr. Gibson co-founded Sequent Computer Systems and served as its President from 1988 until March 1992. Before his tenure at Sequent, Mr. Gibson served as General Manager for the Memory Components Division of Intel Corporation. Mr. Gibson serves as Chairman of the Board of RadiSys Corporation and as a director of TriQuint Semiconductor and Pixelworks. In the past five years, Mr. Gibson served as director of Verigy Pte. and Electroglas, Inc. He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the St. Johns Medical Center in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Mr. Gibson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Business degree from the University of Illinois.

Jane Peverett

 Ms. Jane L. Peverett is Independent Director of Northwest Natural Gas Co. From 2005 to January 2009, Ms. Peverett served as President and Chief Executive Officer of British Columbia Transmission Corporation (BCTC), an electric utility in Vancouver, British Columbia. Between 2003 and 2005, she served as Chief Financial Officer of BCTC. Prior to joining BCTC, from 1988 through 2003, Ms. Peverett held various senior positions with Westcoast Energy Ltd., including serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Union Gas Limited, a Westcoast Energy company, between 2001 and 2003. Ms. Peverett serves on the board of directors of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), Encana Corporation, AEGIS, British Columbia Ferry Authority and the United Way of Lower Mainland. Within the last five years, Ms. Peverett also served on the board of directors of BC Ferries Services, Inc. (BC Ferries) and the Canadian Electricity Association. Ms. Peverett earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Queen’s University. She is a certified management accountant.

George Puentes

 Mr. George J. Puentes is Independent Director of Northwest Natural Gas Co. Mr. Puentes served as President of Don Pancho Authentic Mexican Foods, Inc., a manufacturer of tortillas and other foods, which he founded in Salem, Oregon in 1979, until December 2009, and is now an Advisor to the President of Don Pancho Authentic Mexican Foods. Mr. Puentes serves as a Director of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., and as a trustee of the Meyer Memorial Trust. In the last five years, Mr. Puentes also served on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Portland branch, and Regence Blue Cross/Blue Shield Community Board. Mr. Puentes earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business management from San Jose State University.

Kenneth Thrasher

 Mr. Kenneth Thrasher is Independent Director of Northwest Natural Gas Co. Mr. Thrasher served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alternative Legal Solutions, Inc. (dba Compli), a software solution provider for management of compliance in employment, regulatory, environmental, health and safety, and corporate governance practices from 2002 through December 2009, when he relinquished his position as Chief Executive Officer and continued to serve as Chairman of the Board. Prior to joining Compli, Mr. Thrasher served 19 years in executive positions with Fred Meyer, Inc., including serving as President and Chief Executive Officer from 1999 to 2001, as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer from 1997 to 1999, and as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1987 to 1997. Mr. Thrasher serves on the boards of directors of Compli, GSL Solutions, Inc., The Jensen Growth Fund, Friends of the Children, Oregon Mentors, the Children’s Institute, the Portland State University Foundation, the OSU College Business Dean’s Circle of Excellence, is a member of the Cradle to Career Council of All Hands Raised, and is a senior director on the Oregon Business Council. Until December 2010, Mr. Thrasher served on the board of directors of the Leaders Roundtable, until October 2011 served on the board of directors of Innovation Partnership, and during 2008 and the eight years prior, he served as a member of the board of directors for the Oregon Coast Aquarium. Mr. Thrasher earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Oregon State University.

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ANDERSON DAVID HUGO

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ANDERSON DAVID HUGO

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DOOLITTLE LEA ANNE

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ANDERSON DAVID HUGO

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FELTZ STEPHEN P

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MILLER C ALEX

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SAATHOFF MARDILYN

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DOOLITTLE LEA ANNE

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WEBER DAVID A

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YOSHIHARA GRANT M

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DOOLITTLE LEA ANNE

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KIRKPATRICK MARGARET D

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KANTOR GREGG S

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WEBER DAVID A

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KANTOR GREGG S

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FELTZ STEPHEN P

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SAATHOFF MARDILYN

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WHITE J KEITH

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MILLER C ALEX

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YOSHIHARA GRANT M

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CARTER JOHN D

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