The Board of Directors of Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) promoted
Kevin Akers (previously the company’s Senior Vice President, Safety and
Enterprise Services) to the position of Executive Vice President,
effective immediately. Kevin will remain a member of the management
committee and continue to report to Mike Haefner, President and CEO. In
addition to his previous responsibilities, including Pipeline Safety,
Customer Service, Supply Chain Management, Facilities and Business
Process & Change Management, he will now assume additional
responsibilities over the company’s pipeline and storage operations,
with Dennis Gordon, President of Atmos Pipeline – Texas, reporting to
him.
“Kevin is a proven leader with broad company and industry experience.
This new role will expand Kevin’s involvement in the development and
execution of the company’s operating and financial strategies,” said
Haefner.
Kevin joined Atmos Energy in 1991 and served in several leadership roles
in Kentucky before serving as President of the company’s Mississippi
Division and later President of the Kentucky/Mid-States Division. He was
named Senior Vice President of Safety and Enterprise Services in
November 2016.
Kevin holds a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from the
University of Alabama.
About Atmos Energy
Atmos Energy Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, is the country's
largest, fully-regulated, natural-gas-only distributor, serving over
three million natural gas distribution customers in over 1,400
communities in eight states from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the East to
the Rocky Mountains in the West. Atmos Energy also manages company-owned
natural gas pipeline and storage assets, including one of the largest
intrastate natural gas pipeline systems in Texas. For more information,
visit https://www.atmosenergy.com.
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