Item 4. Executive Officers of the Registrant
Set forth below are the names, ages and positions of our executive officers along with their business experience during the past five years. All officers serve at the discretion of our Board of Directors. All information is as of the date of the filing of this report.
| Name, age and position with the company | Periods served |
| John W. Somerhalder II, Age 52(1) | |
| Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | October 2007 - Present |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | March 2006 - October 2007 |
| Andrew W. Evans, Age 41 | |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
May 2006 - Present |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | September 2005 - May 2006 |
| Vice President and Treasurer | April 2002 - September 2005 |
| Ralph Cleveland, Age 45 | |
| Senior Vice President, Engineering and Operations | November 2004 - Present |
| Vice President, Engineering and Construction | June 2002 - November 2004 |
| Henry P. Linginfelter, Age 47 | |
| Executive Vice President, Utility Operations | June 2007 - Present |
| Senior Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Operations | November 2004 - June 2007 |
| President, Virginia Natural Gas, Inc. | October 2000 - November 2004 |
| Kevin P. Madden, Age 55 | |
| Executive Vice President, External Affairs | November 2005 - Present |
| Executive Vice President, Distribution and Pipeline Operations |
April 2002 - November 2005 |
| Melanie M. Platt, Age 53 | |
| Senior Vice President, Human Resources | September 2004 - Present |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer |
November 2002 - September 2004 |
| Douglas N. Schantz, Age 52(2) | |
| President, Sequent Energy Management, L.P. | May 2003 - Present |
| Paul R. Shlanta, Age 50 | |
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer |
September 2005 - Present |
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Corporate Compliance Officer |
September 2002 - September 2005 |
| (1) Mr. Somerhalder was executive vice president of El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP) from 2000 until May 2005, and he continued service under a professional services agreement from May 2005 until March 2006. | |
| (2) Mr. Schantz served as vice president of the gas origination division at Cinergy Marketing & Trading, LP, an affiliate of Cinergy Corp (NYSE: CIN), from September 2000 to April 2003. | |