Former Seagull Energy Corp. Chairman and CEO Barry J. Galt has joined Dynegy’s board of directors. “Barry’s proven leadership and experience in the energy industry and his reputation for integrity further strengthens the board during these challenging times in our business sector,” according to Otis Winters, lead director and chairman of the Governance and Nominating Committee. Galt will be named to the board’s Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. Galt led was Seagull Energy (now Ocean Energy Inc.) from 1983 to 1998.and currently is a director of Ocean. Prior to joining Seagull, he was president and COO of The Williams Companies. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma Law School and the University of Oklahoma with a degree in accounting, Mr. Galt also serves on the boards of Friede Goldman Halter Inc., StanCorp Financial Group Inc. and Trinity Industries Inc. Dynegy’s board of directors now numbers 12, including two members representing ChevronTexaco, which will nominate a new director in the near future to replace Glenn Tilton, who resigned as interim chairman of Dynegy on Sept. 2 to become chairman of UAL Corp.

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