Michael I. German

Michael I. German is Chief Executive Officer and President of Corning Natural
Gas Corporation, and has served as a Director since November 2006. Prior to
joining Corning, he served as Senior Vice President, Utility Operations, for
Southern Union Company, where he was responsible for gas utility operations in
Missouri, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. From 1994 to 2005, Mr.
German held several senior positions, including President, of several utilities
at Energy East Corporation, a publicly held energy services and delivery
company.