CTG board elects new president and chief operating officer.

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 1996--The board of directors of Connecticut Natural Gas Corp., (NYSE:CTG) has elected Arthur C. Marquardt, 49, as president and chief operating officer, effective Dec. 1, 1996.

Victor H. Frauenhofer, the current chairman and chief executive officer of CTG will retain those titles.

Marquardt has been senior vice president of the Gas Business Union of the Long Island Lighting Co. (LILCO) since 1992. He joined LILCO in 1991 as vice president of strategic business planning. Prior to his experience at LILCO, Marquardt was employed with various energy services businesses, including General Electric Company from 1977 to 1986.

Frauenhofer said, "CTG is pleased to welcome Marquardt to the management team. He will be focusing his efforts on enhancing our current business strategies and moving to expand our unregulated activities."

Marquardt is a graduate of Tufts University with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering. He is a member of the American Gas Association, and has served as an emergency response panel presenter for the Gas Research Institute. Marquardt has also served as a director of the Huntington, N.Y. Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber Foundation and the Long Island Builders Institute.

CONTACT: Connecticut Natural Gas Corp.

Mary M. Hart, 860/727-3155