The American Gas Association (AGA) has formed a new LeadershipCouncil to serve as a forum for member company senior executives tomanage and participate in association activities. The council willinclude senior executives not serving on the AGA board.

“The Leadership Council will help AGA tap the tremendous amountof expertise and energy of member company senior executives for thebenefit of our members and the natural gas industry,” said AGAPresident and CEO David Parker. “I am confident this new groupwill be a source of ideas and initiatives that will help ourmembers stay on top of an increasingly fast-moving, competitivebusiness environment.”

Council members will be nominated by their company’s CEO. Thecouncil will meet twice a year, in conjunction with AGA Boardmeetings and the Executive Conference. Michael Warren, CEO ofEnergen Corp., will serve as the council’s inaugural chairman. TheAGA represents 189 local natural gas utilities that serve customersin all 50 states.

In other action during the association’s annual executiveconference, held this year in Naples, FL, AGA’s board elected D.N.Rose, CEO of Questar, as chairman of the board for 2001. AGA alsoelected Michael Warren first vice chairman.

Rose said he plans to emphasize a leadership theme he adoptedfrom the Pacific Coast Gas Association: “Right Fuel, Right Time,Right Now,” regarding natural gas.

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