Sector: Utilities
Director information for NISOURCE INC (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASSANDRA S. LEE | senior vice president and CFO for AT&T Inc. Mobility and Consumer Wireline Segments; Chief Financial Officer; Director | 57 | ["experienced financial and operational leader", "extensive knowledge of the telecommunication industry", "held various leadership capacities at AT&T since 1993", "certified public accountant", "veteran of the United States Army", "significant public company financial oversight"] | ["Audit Committee", "Finance Committee"] | 2026 |
| DEBORAH A. HENRETTA | Director; Partner | 64 | ["Executive experience as a partner at Council Advisors", "Senior Advisor for digital transformation practice at SSA & Company", "Former group president of Global e-Business at Procter & Gamble", "Experience across multiple P&G sectors including Global Beauty and P&G Asia", "Over 30 years of business leadership experience", "Profit and loss responsibility for multi-billion-dollar businesses", "Experience in strategic planning, sales, marketing, government relations, and customer service", "Director at American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. since 2019", "Director at Meritage Homes since 2017", "Former director at Corning Incorporated and Staples, Inc.", "Board of trustees for Syracuse University", "Established a Board Excellence Program for board director education"] | ["Nominating and Governance Committee (Chair)", "Compensation and Human Capital Committee", "Executive Committee", "Nominating & Governance", "C&HC"] | 2026 |
| DEBORAH A. P. HERSMAN | Director; Retired Chair | 55 | ["Chief safety officer and advisor at Waymo LLC", "President and CEO of the National Safety Council", "Board member and chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)", "Professional staff role for the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee"] | ["Compensation and Human Capital Committee", "Safety, Operations, Regulatory and Policy Committee"] | 2026 |
| ERIC L. BUTLER | Director; President and CEO | 65 | ["President and CEO of Aswani-Butler Investment Associates", "Former executive leadership roles at Union Pacific Corporation", "Experience in strategic and financial planning, marketing, sales, commercial, and supply", "Knowledge of the railroad transportation industry", "Experience in corporate governance, human resources, labor relations and administration"] | ["Finance Committee", "Safety, Operations, Regulatory and Policy Committee"] | 2026 |
| John McAvoy | Retired Chair, President & CEO; Director | 65 | ["leadership", "engineering", "financial", "operations experience", "knowledge of the utility industry"] | ["Compensation and Human Capital Committee", "Safety, Operations, Regulatory and Policy Committee"] | 2026 |
| Kevin T. Kabat | Chair of the Board; Director | 69 | ["CEO of Fifth Third Bancorp from April 2007 to November 2015", "Vice chair of the board of directors of Fifth Third Bancorp until retirement in April 2016", "President of Fifth Third Bancorp from June 2006 to September 2012", "Executive vice president from December 2003 to June 2006", "President and CEO of Fifth Third Bank (Michigan)", "Vice chair and president of Old Kent Bank", "Director of Unum Group since 2008 and currently chair of the board", "Director of Crown Castle Inc. since August 1, 2023", "Chair of the board of AltiGlobal Inc. from January 2023 to August 2023", "Lead independent director of E*TRADE Financial Corporation", "Leadership positions on the boards and committees of local business, educational, cultural, and charitable organizations"] | ["Executive Committee (Chair)", "Nominating and Governance Committee", "SORP"] | 2026 |
| Lloyd M. Yates | President and CEO; Director; President and Chief Executive Officer | 65 | ["Over 40 years of experience in the energy industry", "Expertise in profit/loss management, customer service, nuclear and fossil generation, and energy delivery", "Experience overseeing regulated utility operations and working with state regulators", "Experience managing gas and grid modernization functions", "Director for other prominent public companies"] | [] | 2026 |
| MICHAEL E. JESANIS | Director; Retired President & CEO | 69 | ["Co-founded and managed HotZero, LLC", "President and CEO of National Grid USA", "Former COO and CFO of National Grid USA", "Board member of El Paso Electric Company", "Former director for several electric and energy companies", "Former chair of the board of a college", "Past trustee and past chair of the Audit Committee of a university", "Extensive experience with regulated utilities", "Strong financial acumen", "Extensive managerial experience", "Expertise with board governance issues"] | ["Finance Committee (Chair)", "Audit Committee", "Executive Committee", "Audit", "Finance"] | 2026 |
| PETER A. ALTABEF | Chair of the Board; Director | 66 | ["Experience leading large organizations as CEO", "Strong background in strategic planning", "Financial reporting", "Risk management", "Business operations", "Corporate governance", "More than 25 years of senior leadership experience at leading information technology companies", "Deep understanding of cybersecurity issues"] | ["Compensation and Human Capital Committee", "Nominating and Governance Committee", "Executive Committee"] | 2026 |
| SONDRA L. BARBOUR | Director; Retired EVP | 63 | ["Retired executive vice president, information systems and global solutions, of Lockheed Martin Corporation", "Extensive technology experience, notably in the design and development of large-scale information systems", "Served as senior vice president, enterprise business services and chief information officer at Lockheed Martin", "Oversaw internal information technology operations including cybersecurity", "Risk management knowledge related to technology and supply chain oversight", "Public company experience in internal controls, accounting, audit, risk management and cybersecurity"] | ["Audit Committee (Chair)", "Finance Committee", "Executive Committee", "Audit"] | 2026 |
| THEODORE H. BUNTING, JR. | Director; Retired Group President | 67 | ["group president, utility operations at Entergy Corporation", "senior vice president and chief accounting officer at Entergy", "chief financial officer of several subsidiaries at Entergy", "director of Unum Group", "chair of Audit Committee at Unum Group", "director of the Hanover Group", "director of Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives", "director of Imation Corp.", "member of boards of Foundation for the Mid South and National Association of Black Accountants Inc.", "certified public accountant"] | ["Audit Committee", "Nominating and Governance Committee"] | 2026 |
| WILLIAM D. JOHNSON | Director; Retired President & CEO | 72 | ["President and CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation from May 2019 to June 2020", "President and CEO of Tennessee Valley Authority from January 2013 to May 2019", "Chairman, president and CEO of Progress Energy, Inc. from October 2007 to July 2012", "Various leadership roles at Progress Energy from 2000 to 2007", "Director of TC Energy Corp. since June 2021", "Director of Terrestrial Energy since 2023", "Vice Chair of Edison Electric Institute", "Chair of Nuclear Energy Institute", "Governor of World Association of Nuclear Operators"] | ["Safety, Operations, Regulatory and Policy Committee (Chair)", "Nominating and Governance Committee", "Executive Committee", "Audit", "N&G"] | 2026 |
