COMPANY

Holding company for the former Northern Illinois Gas Company, now known as Nicor Gas, and Tropical Shipping, a freight company.

Official Website:
http://www.nicor.com/

Industry:
Energy

Ticker:
NYSE:GAS

Corporate headquarters:
Naperville, IL

Sales:
$3.2B (2007)

Employees:
3900

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John H. Birdsall III	Business	c. 1943		Birdsall, Inc.
Richard G. Cline	Business	c. 1935		CEO of Nicor, 1986-95
Russ M. Strobel	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Nicor

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert M. Beavers, Jr.	Business	c. 1943		Best Harvest Bakeries
Bruce P. Bickner	Business	c. 1943		DEKALB Genetics Corporation
John H. Birdsall III	Business	c. 1943		Birdsall, Inc.
Norman R. Bobins	Business	c. 1942		CEO of ABN AMRO North America, 2002-07
Brenda J. Gaines	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Diners Club NA, 2002-04
Raymond A. Jean	Business	23-Aug-1942		CEO of Quanex
Dennis J. Keller	Business	c. 1941		DeVry Institute of Technology
R. Eden Martin	Attorney	1940		Former Partner, Sidley Austin
Georgia R. Nelson	Business	c. 1950		Former VP, Edison International
John E. Rau	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Chicago Title, 1997-2000
John C. Staley	Business	c. 1941		Former Managing Partner, Ernst and Young
Russ M. Strobel	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Nicor

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Richard G. Cline	Business	c. 1935		CEO of Nicor, 1986-95
John E. Jones	Business	c. 1935		CEO of CBI Industries, 1989-96
William A. Osborn	Business	14-Oct-1947		CEO of Northern Trust, 1995-2008

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