ST. LOUIS, Nov. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of
directors of Spire Inc. (NYSE: SR) announced that it has increased
the size of the board from nine members to 10 and elected
Carrie J. Hightman as its newest
member, effective Nov. 11, 2021.
Carrie, 64, retired from NiSource Inc. in January 2021 after having served as executive
vice president and chief legal officer since 2007. She also served
as president and chief executive officer of one of Massachusetts's largest natural gas utilities,
Columbia Gas of Massachusetts.
"We welcome Carrie to our board. She brings extensive experience
as a senior leader in regulated industries including natural gas
and electric utilities, energy, telecom, and banking, including
AT&T and Fifth Third Bank," said Ed
Glotzbach. "Her more than three decades of experience across
gas operations, regulatory strategy, federal government affairs and
environmental matters, among others, will be very valuable to our
company as we embrace America's energy future."
Carrie earned a bachelor's degree in finance from the
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana and a juris doctor from
Florida State University. She currently
serves as an advisory board member of Fifth Third Bancorp and vice
chair and director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
Foundation.
About Spire
At Spire Inc. (NYSE: SR) we believe energy exists to help make
people's lives better. It's a simple idea, but one that's at the
heart of our company. Every day we serve 1.7 million homes and
businesses making us the fifth largest publicly traded natural gas
company in the country. We help families and business owners fuel
their daily lives through our gas utilities serving Alabama, Mississippi and Missouri. Our natural gas-related businesses
include Spire Marketing, Spire STL Pipeline and Spire Storage. We
are committed to transforming our business through growing
organically, investing in infrastructure, and advancing through
innovation. Learn more at SpireEnergy.com.
Investor Contact:
Scott W. Dudley Jr.
Scott.Dudley@SpireEnergy.com
314-342-0878
Media Contact:
Jessica B. Willingham
Jessica.Willingham@SpireEnergy.com
314-342-3300
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