James E. Rogers
President and Chief Executive Officer
Rogers led Cinergy as CEO since it was formed in 1994, and was formerly CEO of Cinergy’s affiliate PSI Energy. Before joining PSI in 1988, he was executive vice president, interstate pipelines, for the Enron Gas Pipeline Group. Previously, as partner in a Dallas law firm, Rogers represented energy companies before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Department of Energy, Congressional committees and federal courts. Earlier, he directed litigation and enforcement as deputy general counsel for FERC.

Paul H. Barry
Group Executive and President, Duke Energy Americas
Barry leads North American Nonregulated Generation and Marketing, Duke Energy International (DEI) and Duke Energy Generation Services (formerly Cinergy Solutions). He joined Duke Energy in 2002 as vice president of mergers and acquisitions. His previous experience includes positions as vice president of business development for General Electric Capital Services Structured Finance Group, director of corporate finance for CBS Corp. (formerly Westinghouse Electric Corp.), and director of acquisitions and divestitures for Amoco Production Co.

Julie A. Dill
Group Executive – Investor Relations, and Chief Communications Officer
Dill joined DEI in 1998 as senior vice president of planning and finance and chief financial officer. In 2001 she was named executive vice president, Asia Pacific, where she was responsible for assets and operations in Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia. In 2002 she was named one of the top 50 Women in Energy. She became vice president of investor and shareholder relations in 2005. Before joining Duke Energy, Dill spent 17 years with Shell Oil Co., most recently as fiscal director of transportation for Equilon Enterprises, a Royal Dutch Shell company.

W.H. (Bill) Easter III
President and Chief Executive Officer, Duke Energy Field Services
Easter’s career in natural gas supply and marketing, transportation, refining and petroleum marketing has spanned 35 years. Before joining Duke Energy in 2004, he held a number of positions with Conoco and later ConocoPhillips, Duke Energy’s joint-venture partner in DEFS. Easter serves on the boards of Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain and the University of Colorado at Denver Business School. He is a member of the Executive Leadership Council, and was named one of the Most Powerful African Americans in Corporate America by Black Enterprise magazine in 2005.

Fred J. Fowler
Group Executive and President, Duke Energy Gas
Fowler leads the company’s gas businesses, Duke Energy Gas Transmission and Duke Energy Field Services. He has been Duke Energy’s president and chief operating officer since 2002. He began his energy career in 1968 and held senior-level positions with Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co., Trunkline Gas Co., Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. and PanEnergy Corp. He was named group president of energy transmission when PanEnergy merged with Duke Power in 1997. Fowler is past chairman of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America.

David L. Hauser
Group Executive and Chief Financial Officer
Hauser became Duke Energy’s CFO in 2004. He joined Duke Power in 1973. Positions he has held include controller, vice president of procurement services and materials, senior vice president of global asset development, and senior vice president and treasurer. Hauser has chaired the Southeastern Electric Exchange Accounting and Finance Division, and the Edison Electric Institute’s FERC Accounting Liaison Group and General Accounting Committee. He serves on the Business Advisory Council for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Marc E. Manly
Group Executive and Chief Legal Officer
Manly leads Duke Energy’s legal group, which also includes federal affairs, internal audit, ethics and compliance, and the corporate secretary. He served as Cinergy’s executive vice president and chief legal officer from 2002 until the merger with Duke Energy. Before joining Cinergy, Manly was managing director for law and governmental affairs, general counsel and corporate secretary at NewPower Holdings Inc. Previously, he was vice president and solicitor general for AT&T Corp. and prior to that a partner in a law firm.

Thomas C. O’Connor
Group Executive and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Franchised Electric and Gas
O’Connor joined Algonquin Gas Transmission Co. in 1987. He went on to serve as senior vice president of marketing and capacity management, vice president of marketing, vice president of East Coast marketing for the Northeast Pipeline Group and president of PanEnergy Development Co. O’Connor was named president of Duke Energy Gas Transmission’s (DEGT) U.S. operations and then president and CEO of DEGT in 2002, and group vice president of corporate strategy in 2005.

Christopher C. Rolfe
Group Executive and Chief Human Resources Officer
Rolfe joined Duke Power in 1972 as an engineering assistant, and eventually worked on most of the utility’s fossil, hydroelectric and nuclear generation projects. He later managed the company’s research and development activities and led corporate quality initiatives. He was named vice president of corporate human resources in 1997 and vice president of human resources in 2000. Rolfe is a board member of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools Foundation and chairman of the North Carolina Commission on Workforce Development.

Ruth G. Shaw
Group Executive – Public Policy, and President – Duke Nuclear
Shaw is responsible for the company’s nuclear power strategy and operations, as well as public policy and sustainability. She was formerly president and chief executive officer of Duke Power. Previously, she served as Duke Energy’s executive vice president and chief administrative officer, president of the Duke Energy Foundation, senior vice president of corporate resources and vice president of corporate communications. Shaw serves on the boards of directors of Edison Electric Institute, the Nuclear Energy Institute and the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations.

B. Keith Trent
Group Executive and Chief Development Officer
Trent is responsible for corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, as well as for the company’s telecommunications and investment businesses. He served as group vice president, general counsel and secretary before the merger with Cinergy. He joined Duke Energy in 2002 as general counsel, litigation, with responsibility for major litigation, government investigations, and the company’s labor and employment and environment, health and safety legal teams. His energy career began in 1982 as a reservoir/production engineer with Arco Oil & Gas in Houston.

James L. Turner
Group Executive and Chief Commercial Officer, U.S. Franchised Electric and Gas
Turner leads U.S. franchised electric and gas commercial functions. He was formerly president of Cinergy with responsibility for the regulated operations of PSI Energy, Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. and Union Light, Heat and Power Co., as well as for corporate development and strategic planning. He previously served as Cinergy’s executive vice president and chief financial officer. Before joining Cinergy, Turner was a principal in an Indianapolis law firm and previous to that, as Indiana utility consumer counselor, he led an agency which represented utility consumers.

Martha B. Wyrsch
President, Duke Energy Gas Transmission
Wyrsch leads Duke Energy’s natural gas transmission, storage and distribution business, as well as the gathering and processing and liquids businesses in western Canada. She has held a number of legal executive positions since she joined Duke Energy in 1999, including group vice president, general counsel and secretary, and senior vice president and general counsel of energy transmission and distribution. She serves on the boards of directors of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, the Greater Houston Partnership and the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast.