Mary P. Ricciardello has served as one of our directors since February 2003. Ms. Ricciardello served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Reliant Energy, Incorporated, a diversified energy company now known as CenterPoint Energy, Inc., from 1999 through 2002, where she also served as Vice President and Comptroller from 1996 through 1999, as Corporate Comptroller from 1993 through 1996 and in various other positions from 1982 through 1993. Ms. Ricciardello also served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Reliant Resources, Inc. from 2001 through 2002, a company to which Reliant Energy transferred its unregulated energy business in 2001. Ms. Riciardello is also a director of Noble Corporation, an offshore drilling company. |