INGAA board appoints BHE GT&S President as 2023-2024 Chair

The Board of Directors for the Interstate Natural GasAssociation of America (INGAA) has appointed Paul Ruppert to serve as the chair of the organization for a one-year term. Mr. Ruppert is President at BHE GT&S (a Berkshire Hathaway Energycompany).

"Paul brings a wealth of experience and technical knowledge about natural gaspipelineand LNG facilities infrastructure to the role of chair, and I look forward to working alongside him to continue to advocate on the behalf of the industry, said Amy Andryszak, President & CEO of INGAA. "Pauls' steadfast and proven leadership in the industry will be invaluable as we continue to fight to shape regulations in a challenging environment and to positionnatural gasas foundational to achieving an affordable and reliable energyfuture."

Mr. Ruppert joined Consolidate Natural Gas(CNG) in May 1987 and became part of Dominion Energywith its acquisition of CNG in January 2000, where he rose to President of GasTransmission. He then assumed his current positionwithin BHE GT&S upon BHE's acquisition of the Dominion Energyinterstate natural gasbusiness in November 2022.

"The natural gaspipelineindustry operates assets that are critical to ensuring energy efficiencyand reliabilitythrough all seasons of the year while providing a path to a lower carbon future," said Mr. Ruppert. "I am honored to embark on my year as Chair of INGAA and see this as a unique opportunity to help support the future of our industry, which is and will continue to be critical in providing clean, affordable energysafely and securely to homes and businesses across the country."

Mr. Ruppert graduated from West Virginia University with a bachelor's degree in petroleumengineering in 1986 and went on to earn his master's in business administration from West Virginia Wesleyan College. He is a registered Professional Engineer.

INGAA also appointed Michael McMahon, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Boardwalk PipelinePartners as first vice chair, and Cynthia Hansen, Executive Vice President and President, GasTransmissionand Midstream at Enbridge as second vice chair.

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INGAA represents the U.S. natural gaspipelineindustry. INGAA's members deliver clean, abundant, affordable natural gasthroughout North America and operate approximately 200,000 miles of pipelines that serve as an indispensable link between natural gasproducers and consumers.

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