Franklin H. Yoho has been named to the position of Senior Vice President — Marketing and Supply Services, Piedmont Natural Gas, effective March 18. Yoho will direct the Company’s retail and wholesale gas sales and marketing activities, gas supply planning and procurement, retail gas transportation and throughput management and supply-related project development. Most recently, Yoho has been Vice President, Business Development for CT Communications, a diversified telecommunications company headquartered near Charlotte. Prior to joining CT Communications, he was Senior Vice President, Marketing and Gas Supply for the former Public Service Company of North Carolina (PSNC), now a division of SCANA Corporation. At PSNC, he held the positions of President, Sonat Public Service Company LLC, Vice President, PSNC Production Company, and Vice President/Manager, Gas Supply and Transmission. Earlier, Yoho held marketing and gas supply positions with the Columbia Gas System, and Cabot Corporation.

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