CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Piedmont
Natural Gas (NYSE: PNY) announced today that Thomas E. Skains, Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer will undergo elective surgery on January 4 to repair a genetic abnormality in a
cerebral blood vessel. During his anticipated three to four
week recovery, Mr. Skains will delegate his management duties and
responsibilities to David J.
Dzuricky, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
who, along with the rest of the Company's executive management
team, will ensure operations continue in normal course.
Malcolm E. Everett III, Piedmont's Independent Lead Director, will
assume the Board Chairman role during this period of time, pursuant
to the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines.
About Piedmont Natural Gas
Piedmont Natural Gas is an energy services company primarily
engaged in the distribution of natural gas to more than one million
residential, commercial and industrial utility customers in
North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, including 52,000 customers served
by municipalities who are wholesale customers. Our subsidiaries are
invested in joint venture, energy-related businesses, including
unregulated retail natural gas marketing, interstate natural gas
storage and intrastate natural gas transportation. More information
about Piedmont Natural Gas is available on the Internet at
http://www.piedmontng.com/.
SOURCE Piedmont Natural Gas