Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> May 3, 2004
GARY L. NEALE is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
NiSource Inc. He joined the company in August 1989 as President and
Chief Operating Officer and was promoted to Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer in March 1993. Before joining NiSource, he was
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Planmetrics Inc., an
energy industry management consulting firm, for 17 years. Mr. Neale also
held management positions at Wells Fargo Bank and Kaiser Industries. Mr.
Neale's industry affiliations include serving as the past Chairman of
the American Gas Association and past Chairman of the North American
Electric Reliability Council. He has been appointed by U.S. Energy
Secretary Spencer Abraham to the Department of Energy's Electricity
Advisory Board and was selected by former U.S. Energy Secretary Bill
Richardson to serve on the National Petroleum Council. At the request of
the Governor of Indiana, Mr. Neale has served on the state's Economic
Development Council, Energy Policy Forum and Clean Air Advisory
Committee. Mr. Neale has published articles in BusinessWeek, Public
Utilities Fortnightly and the Harvard Business Review. He received his
BA and MBA degrees from the University of Washington. Profile
Mr. Neale: NiSource today is one of the largest gas holding companies in
the United States. We transport, store, and deliver natural gas to a
very large market in the
