Mr. Cordes has over 30 years' experience in the natural gas business having served as Executive Vice President of The Coastal Corporation and President of the Natural Gas Group of The Coastal Corporation (retired 1997) and President of American Natural Resources Company. He is past chairman of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America and has served as a Director and member of the Executive Committee of the American Gas Association. He has also served as a Director and member of the Executive Committees of both the Detroit Symphony and the Houston Symphony. Mr. Cordes is a Director of Comerica Inc. Mr. Cordes received a B.S. from St. Louis University an M.B.A. from Creighton University and an M.S. in Industrial and Management Systems Engineering from the University of Nebraska. |