Williamsville, N.Y., USA - June 11, 2010, Williamsville, N.Y., USA - National Fuel Gas Company announced several changes in its top management structure.
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Ronald J. Tanski has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Tanski will no longer be Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company, nor President of National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation.
Mr. Tanski joined National Fuel in 1979 and has served in a variety of positions in both the regulated and non-regulated businesses. Since 2004, he has been Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company, and since 2008, he has also served as President of National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation.
Before that, Mr. Tanski served as President of National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation. His experience also includes high-level management positions at Seneca Resources Corporation, Empire Exploration, and Horizon Energy Development.
Mr. Tanski earned a Bachelor of Arts in biology, Master of Business Administration and Juris Doctor degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is a Board member of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) and is a member of the Council of Accountancy at Canisius College.
Matthew D. Cabell, who will continue to serve as President of Seneca Resources Corporation, has been named a Senior Vice President of the Company. He joined National Fuel in 2006 after 25 years of experience in the energy industry.
Mr. Cabell was a Division Geologist with Amerada Hess Corporation, Vice President – Gulf of Mexico Exploration with Texaco Corporation and Executive Vice President and General Manager with Marubeni Oil and Gas. Cabell earned a Bachelor of Science in geology from the University of Michigan and Master of Business Administration from Cornell University.
Cabell is a member of the American Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA) and the American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC).
David P. Bauer has been named Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company, and will be responsible for the Company’s accounting, tax and finance departments. He joined National Fuel in 2001 after 10 years at what is now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Mr. Bauer is a Certified Public Accountant, and earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting at Boston College. Bauer is a Trustee and the Chairman of the Audit Committee of Canisius High School, and a Board member of the YMCA Niagara Buffalo.
John R. Pustulka, currently Senior Vice President of National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation, has been named President of that company. He joined National Fuel in 1974.
Mr. Pustulka has been an officer of National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation since 1990, and has been at the heart of all the Company’s Pipeline and Storage projects and operations for many years. Pustulka earned a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Master of Business Administration from Canisius College. ■
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