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Chris Helms is Pipeline Group president for NiSource Inc. He is responsible for executing an aggressive growth strategy for NiSource's interstate natural gas pipeline and storage companies.
Helms oversees all commercial, regulatory, operations and project development functions of Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., Columbia Gulf Transmission Co., Crossroads Pipeline Co. and Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc. Together, NiSource's Pipeline Group companies operate a 17,000-mile network of natural gas pipeline and storage assets and serve some of the nation's largest and fastest-growing energy markets in the Northeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions.
Helms has held a variety of leadership roles in the energy sector, including president and chief executive officer of CMS Panhandle Companies, president of Centennial Pipeline Company LLC, and executive vice president of CMS Gas Transmission Corp. Prior to joining NiSource in April 2005, Helms's firm, Helms & Company LP, provided consulting services to private equity firms seeking investment opportunities in the energy industry.
Helms is second vice chairman of the Southern Gas Association and also has served as vice president of the Groupe International des Importateurs de Gaz Naturel Liquefie. He currently serves as a director of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) and is a member of INGAA's Executive Committee. He is a member of the state bar associations of Texas, Louisiana and Florida, and is a past member of the College of the State Bar of Texas (1993).
Helms earned bachelor's degrees in political science and journalism from Southern Illinois University and a juris doctor degree from Tulane University School of Law.
He is based at NiSource's corporate headquarters in Merrillville, Ind. | 