Robert W. Best
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Atmos Energy Corporation
Dallas, Texas
Board member since 1997

Richard W. Cardin
Retired Partner of Arthur Andersen, LLP
Nashville, Tennessee
Board member since 1997
Committees: Audit (Chairman), Nominating and Corporate Governance, Executive

Kim Cocklin
President and Chief Operating Officer
Atmos Energy Corporation
Dallas, Texas
Board member since 2009

Richard W. Douglas
Executive Vice President, Jones Lang LaSalle LLC
Dallas, Texas
Board member since 2007
Committees: Human Resources, Work Session/Annual Meeting

Ruben E. Esquivel
Vice President for Community and Corporate Relations
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Board member since 2008
Committees: Audit, Human Resources

Richard K. Gordon
General Partner, Juniper Capital LP and Juniper Advisory LP
Houston, Texas
Board member since 2001
Committee: Human Resources (Chairman),
Nominating and Corporate Governance, Executive

Robert C. Grable
Partner, Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP
Fort Worth, Texas
Board member since 2009
Committees: Audit, Human Resources

Dr. Thomas C. Meredith
Retired, formerly Commissioner of Mississippi
Institutions of Higher Learning
Jackson, Mississippi
Board member since 1995
Committees: Work Session/Annual Meeting (Chairman), Audit, Nominating and Corporate Governance, Executive

Phillip E. Nichol
Formerly Senior Vice President of Central Division Staff
UBS PaineWebber Incorporated
Dallas, Texas
Board member since 1985
Committees: Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chairman), Human Resources, Executive, Work Session/Annual Meeting

Nancy K. Quinn
Co-founder, Hanover Capital, LLC
East Hampton, New York
Board member since 2004
Committees: Audit, Nominating and Corporate Governance

Lee E. Schlessman
Honorary Director
President, Dolo Investment Company
Denver, Colorado
Retired from Board in 1998

Stephen R. Springer
Retired Senior Vice President
and General Manager
Midstream Division
The Williams Companies
Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Board member since 2005
Committees: Work Session/Annual Meeting

Charles K. Vaughan
Retired Chairman of the Board
Atmos Energy Corporation
Dallas, Texas
Board member since 1983
Lead Director since 2003
Committee: Executive (Chairman)

Richard Ware II
President, Amarillo National Bank
Amarillo, Texas
Board member since 1994
Committees: Nominating and Corporate Governance, Audit,
Work Session/Annual Meeting