Thomas E Skains

Chairman, President and CEO, Piedmont Natural Gas

Mr. Skains was elected Chairman of the Board by Piedmont's Board of Directors in December 2003, CEO in February 2003 and President and Chief Operating Officer in February 2002. Previously, Mr. Skains served as Senior Vice President - Marketing and Supply Services and directed Piedmont's commercial natural gas activities since joining the company in April 1995. Prior to joining Piedmont, Mr. Skains was employed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation in Houston, Texas as Senior Vice President - Transportation and Customer Services. He joined Transco in 1981 as an attorney and served as corporate and senior attorney before being named Vice President in 1986 and Senior Vice President in 1989. Mr. Skains has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Sam Houston State University and a Doctorate of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Houston Law School. He was recently elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Gas Association for 2009 and was Chairman of the Southern Gas Association in 2006. In Charlotte, he has served on the Boards of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, the United Way of Central Carolinas and as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Providence Day School. He has also served as co-chair of the 2004 & 2005 American Heart Association Charlotte Metro Heart Walks and the 2006 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Arts and Science Council Annual Fund Drive. Mr. Skains is an inactive member of the State Bar of Texas.

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John Clark Fennebresque	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, Robin Hayes, John McCain, Sue Myrick, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Robert M Pittenger, George Holding, Free Markets PAC Inc, Thom Tillis, Richard Burr 2010 Victory Cmte, Thom Tillis Victory Cmte, Pittenger Victory Fund
Henry J Faison	Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Robin Hayes, John McCain, Sue Myrick, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, McCain-Palin Victory 2008, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Renee Ellmers, Robert M Pittenger, George Holding
Michael Kahn	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Sue Myrick, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Renee Ellmers, Robert M Pittenger, Free Markets PAC Inc, Thom Tillis, Richard Burr 2010 Victory Cmte, Thom Tillis Victory Cmte, Richard Burr Victory Cmte, Pittenger Victory Fund
Roddey Dowd Jr	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, Robin Hayes, John McCain, Sue Myrick, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Renee Ellmers, Robert M Pittenger, Thom Tillis, Richard Burr 2010 Victory Cmte, Thom Tillis Victory Cmte, Richard Burr Victory Cmte, Pittenger Victory Fund
Ron Cameron	Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, McCain-Palin Victory 2008, Ralph W M R Norman Jr, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Renee Ellmers, George Holding, Thom Tillis, Thom Tillis Victory Cmte
Robert Luddy	Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Robin Hayes, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Renee Ellmers, Robert M Pittenger, George Holding, Free Markets PAC Inc, Thom Tillis, Pittenger Victory Fund
J Steven Hart	Lamar Alexander, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Robin Hayes, John McCain, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, George Holding, Thom Tillis
Lanny Griffith	Lamar Alexander, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Robin Hayes, John McCain, Sue Myrick, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, George Holding
Larry A Mizel	Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ralph W M R Norman Jr, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Robert M Pittenger, Thom Tillis
David Koch	Lamar Alexander, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Thom Tillis
Kirsten Chadwick	Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, Robin Hayes, John McCain, Sue Myrick, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Trey Gowdy, Renee Ellmers, George Holding, Thom Tillis
Jane L Bainum	Lamar Alexander, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Robin Hayes, John McCain, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Thom Tillis
Louis DeJoy	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, Robin Hayes, John McCain, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Thom Tillis, Richard Burr 2010 Victory Cmte, Thom Tillis Victory Cmte, Richard Burr Victory Cmte
Paul Isaac	Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, John McCain, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, McCain-Palin Victory 2008, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Trey Gowdy, Thom Tillis
James Goodnight	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, Robin Hayes, Sue Myrick, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Renee Ellmers, Robert M Pittenger, George Holding, Free Markets PAC Inc, Thom Tillis, Pittenger Victory Fund
Vin Weber	Lamar Alexander, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Robin Hayes, John McCain, Richard William Pombo, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Shawn Smeallie	Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Sue Myrick, Richard William Pombo, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Thom Tillis
Robert E Murray	Lamar Alexander, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Richard William Pombo, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Thom Tillis
John W Childs	Lamar Alexander, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Sue Myrick, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ralph W M R Norman Jr, Mitt Romney, Thom Tillis
Stacey Hughes	Lamar Alexander, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, McCain-Palin Victory 2008, Mitt Romney, George Holding, Thom Tillis

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Gender	Male
Aliases	Mr Thomas E. Skains

Thomas E Skains

Chairman, President and CEO, Piedmont Natural Gas

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