AGL Resources Elects Arthur E. Johnson to Board of Directors.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2002 AGL Resources Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ATG ATG antithymocyte globulin. lymphocyte immune globulin (antithymocyte globulin equine, ATG, ATG equine, LIG) Atgam Pharmacologic class: Immunoglobulin Therapeutic class: Immunosuppressant ) today announced that Arthur E. Johnson, senior vice president, corporate strategic development for Lockheed Martin Corporation, has been elected to its board of directors. Johnson will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of W. Frank Barron, Jr. In his role at Lockheed Martin, Mr. Johnson is responsible for overall corporate and business strategy development, advanced concepts development, technology commercialization and key strategic partnerships/relations for the $24 billion aerospace systems integration enterprise. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin in 1996, Johnson served in various leadership positions with Loral Corporation including group vice president for Loral Federal Systems Group, which was sold to Lockheed Martin in January 1996. Before that, Johnson spent twenty-five years with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , starting as a systems and software engineer and rising to president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of IBM Federal Systems Company. "AGL Resources is honored to welcome Arthur Johnson to our board of directors," said Paula G. Rosput, chairman and chief executive officer of AGL Resources Inc. "Arthur's expertise and experience afford him a quality perspective on business finance and the interaction of business and public policy. We are thrilled to have an executive of Arthur's caliber join our Board." A North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. native, Johnson is a 1968 graduate of Morehouse College. He also serves on the board of IKON Office Solutions IKON Office Solutions (NYSE: IKN) is a Fortune 500 company based in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Formerly part of ALCO Standard. IKON integrates copy machines and fax systems to assist businesses. , Inc. (NYSE: IKN IKN I Know Nothing ). AGL Resources Inc. is a regional holding company for energy and infrastructure related businesses in the Southeast. The company is the second largest natural gas-only distribution company in the United States and serves more than 1.8 million customers throughout Georgia, Chattanooga, Tennessee, and southeastern Virginia. AGL Resources also is engaged through subsidiaries and partnerships in other businesses, including asset management and trading, retail energy marketing and telecommunications infrastructure. For more information, visit www.aglresources.com. |
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