Jimmy Staton serves on the company’s board of directors.
Mr. Staton is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper), a state owned electric and water utility company that provides power directly or indirectly to 2 million South Carolinians and clean water to over 200,000 customers, and has served in such capacity since March 2022. Prior to this, Mr. Staton served as President and CEO of Southern Star Central Corporation, a privately held natural gas pipeline company with assets throughout the Midwest United States, from 2017 to 2022. Additionally, Mr. Staton also served as Executive Vice President and Group CEO for NiSource, Inc. from 2008 to 2014. Prior to his tenure at NiSource, Mr. Staton held several senior executive level positions at Dominion Resources, Inc. from 1993 to 2008. Mr. Staton has also been active in industry organizations having served on the Board of Directors for the Edison Electric Institute, the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, the American Gas Association, the American Gas Foundation and the Southern Gas Association.
