Richard K. Gordon serves as Lead Independent Director of the Company. He is General Partner of Juniper Capital LP in Houston, Texas since March 2003; General Partner of Juniper Energy LP in Houston, Texas since August 2006; General Partner of Juniper Capital II in Houston, Texas since September 2014; and General Partner of Juniper Capital III in Houston, Texas since November 2017. For private equity funds Juniper Capital LP, Juniper Energy LP, Juniper Capital II and Juniper Capital III, Mr. Gordon has been responsible for managing various portfolios that collectively include power generation, mineral, oil and gas, natural gas gathering and oilfield services assets. Prior to working with Juniper Capital, Juniper Energy, Juniper Capital II and Juniper Capital III, Mr. Gordon spent 29 years working with such financial services firms as Dillon, Read & Co., The First Boston Corporation and Merrill Lynch & Co. At such firms, Mr. Gordon was responsible for investment banking activities related to energy and power companies, including natural gas distribution companies. Based upon his extensive business experience in investment banking and the energy industry, his in-depth leadership experience as the Lead Director of the Company and as the former Chair of the HR Committee and as a member of the board of ExoStat Medical, Inc., as well as possessing those attributes discussed in the “Qualifications for Directors” section, the Board has nominated Mr. Gordon to continue serving as a director of Atmos Energy.
As the Lead Independent Director of Atmos, the total compensation of Richard Gordon at Atmos is $279,011. There are 8 executives at Atmos getting paid more, with John Akers having the highest compensation of $7,855,540.
Richard Gordon is 70, he's been the Lead Independent Director of Atmos since 2016. There are 4 older and 21 younger executives at Atmos. The oldest executive at Atmos Energy Corp. is Robert Best, 73, who is the Independent Director.
Richard's mailing address filed with the SEC is 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, 1800 III LINCOLN CENTRE, DALLAS, TX, 75240.
Over the last 21 years, insiders at Atmos have traded over $17,328,991 worth of Atmos stock and bought 11,662 units worth $913,039 . The most active insiders traders include John C. Ale, Kim R Cocklin, and Robert W Best. On average, Atmos executives and independent directors trade stock every 17 days with the average trade being worth of $871,487. The most recent stock trade was executed by Diana J Walters on 16 May 2024, trading 400 units of ATO stock currently worth $47,200.
atmos energy corporation, headquartered in dallas, is one of the country's largest natural-gas-only distributors, serving over three million natural gas distribution customers in over 1,400 communities in eight states from the blue ridge mountains in the east to the rocky mountains in the west. atmos energy manages company-owned natural gas pipeline and storage assets, including one of the largest intrastate natural gas pipeline systems in texas and also provides natural gas marketing and procurement services to industrial, commercial and municipal customers primarily in the midwest and southeast. for more information, visit www.atmosenergy.com.
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