Mike Haefner was named president and chief operating officer on October 1, 2015 with responsibility for the operations of Atmos Energy’s utility divisions, the regulated intrastate pipeline division, non-regulated operations as well as the customer service and gas supply groups.
Senior Vice President, Safety and Enterprise Services
Prior to assuming his current role on January 1, 2017, Kevin Akers served as president of the Kentucky/Mid-States Division beginning May 2007. Akers served as president of the Mississippi Division from 2002 to 2007.
In February 2017, Chris Forsythe was named senior vice president and chief financial officer. Forsythe joined Atmos Energy in June 2003 and was promoted to director, financial reporting, in September 2003.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Karen joined Atmos Energy in June 2015 as a Senior Attorney and was promoted to Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary in August 2017. Prior to joining Atmos Energy, she was in private practice for 19 years, most recentl
David Park is responsible for the regulated utility which serves over three million customers in over 1,400 communities in eight states from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the East to the Rocky Mountains in the West.
Liz Beauchamp was named vice president, governmental and public affairs in August 2017. She chairs Atmos Energy's Governmental Affairs Committee, is a member of the Atmos Energy Political Action Committee and provides overall guidance for the cor
Kevin Dobbs was named President of Atmos Energy Kentucky/Mid-States division in April 2017. Previously, Dobbs served for ten years as vice president of operations for the Northern Region of the Kentucky/Mid-States Division.
David Gates was named president of the Mississippi Division in May 2007. Gates served as vice president of Operations for the Kentucky/Mid-States Division from 2003 to 2007.
Susan Giles was named vice president, investor relations, in October 2005. Previously, she had served as vice president, investor relations, and corporate communications, since June 2002.
In August of 2017, Dennis Gordon was named President of Atmos Pipeline -Texas.
Dennis joined Atmos Energy in 2004 and has served as Vice President Pipeline Marketing and SVP Pipeline Marketing Administration for Atmos Pipeline – Texas.
Gary Gregory was named president of the Colorado-Kansas Division in June 2012. Previously, he had served as president of the West Texas Division since July 2004.
Tom Hawkins was named president of the Louisiana Division in July 2004. He previously had been president of Energas Company, the predecessor to the West Texas Division, since October 2000.
John Paris was named president of the Mid-Tex Division in May 2007. Paris is responsible for Atmos Energy's largest division with 1.6 million customers.
