Thomas E. Skains

THOMAS E. SKAINS is President and Chief Executive Officer of
Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. Formerly President and Chief
Operating Officer, Mr. Skains was elected Chief Executive Officer
by Piedmont’s Board of Directors effective February 28, 2003. He
has held a position on the Board of Directors since February
2002. Before being named President and COO in February 2002, Mr.
Skains served as Senior Vice President – Marketing and Supply
Services and directed Piedmont’s commercial natural gas
activities. Prior to joining Piedmont in April 1995, Mr. Skains
was employed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation 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 is a member of the Board of Directors of
the American Gas Association and is a former Director of the
Southern Gas Association, Southeastern Gas Association and the
Natural Gas Transportation Association. In Charlotte, he serves
on the Board of Trustees for Providence Day School and on the
Board of the Charlotte Regional Sports Commission. He is also an
inactive member of the State Bar of Texas.