Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 2, 2003

Robert Best – Atmos Energy Corporation (ato)

ROBERT W. BEST has been Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Atmos Energy Corporation since March 1997. Before joining Atmos Energy, Mr. Best was Senior Vice President, regulated businesses of Consolidated Natural Gas Company from 1996-1997. He was Senior Vice President of Transco Energy Company and President and Chief Operating Officer of Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation from 1992-1995. He also served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Texas Gas Transmission Corporation from 1985 to 1995, as its Vice President and General Counsel from 1981 to 1985 and as Senior Attorney from 1974 to 1981. Mr. Best earned an undergraduate degree from Indiana State University and a juris doctorate degree from the University of Indiana. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of Atmos

Energy and then an overview of the company?

Mr. Best: Atmos Energy is 20 years old this year. We started out

as a West Texas