Executive Profile

Michael W. O'Donnell Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, Columbia Energy Group, Inc.

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Background

Mr. Michael W. O'Donnell, Mike serves as Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and President of Nisource Finance Corp. Mr. O'Donnell has been Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer of NiSource GP LLC - General Partner of Nisource Energy Partners, L.P. since December 2007. Mr. O'Donnell served as Executive Vice President of NiSource Inc. since November 2000 and served as its Chief Financial Officer from November ... 2000 to May 2008. He served as the President & Chief Executive Officer of Columbia Energy Group, Inc. and also served as Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer from October 1993 to November 2000. Mr. O'Donnell has more than 30 years of experience as a financial manager in the energy industry. He began his career with Columbia Gas System in 1971 as a Financial Analyst. While with Columbia, he held positions of increasing responsibility including Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Vice President of Finance and Director of Finance of Columbia distribution companies and an Assistant Chief Financial Officer of Columbia Gas System. Mr. O'Donnell has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital raising activities, asset management, rating agency activities, bank relations and rate case testimony as a rate of return witness. He managed the financial aspects of the Columbia Gas bankruptcy and played an important role in NiSource/Columbia transaction both before and after the effective date of the merger. He has been a Director of NiSource GP LLC. since December 2007. He serves as a Director of Energy Insurance Mutual Limited Company, Nisource Finance Corp. and Columbia Energy Group. He is a member of Financial Executives International, American Gas Association, Beta Gamma Sigma and Omicron Delta Epsilon. He worked for two years in the U.S. Army and served one year in Vietnam with the 9th Infantry Division. Mr. O'Donnell earned a Bachelor's Degree with honors in Economics from Temple University and won the school's Economics Award.

Corporate Headquarters 801 East 86th Avenue Merrillville, Indiana 46410 United States Phone: 219-647-5990 Fax: 219-647-5589 Board Members Memberships Chief Executive Officer, President and Director Columbia Energy Group, Inc. Principal Executive Officer, President, Principal Financial Officer and Director Nisource Finance Corp. Director Energy Insurance Mutual Limited Company 2007-Present Chief Financial Officer of NiSource GP LLC - General Partner, Principal Accounting Officer of NiSource GP LLC - General Partner, Executive Vice President of NiSource GP LLC - General Partner and Director of NiSource GP LLC - General Partner Nisource Energy Partners, L.P. Education Bachelor's Degree Temple University Other Affiliations NiSource Inc. Nisource Finance Corp. Temple University Energy Insurance Mutual Limited Company Nisource Energy Partners, L.P.

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