Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> May 3, 2004
THOMAS F. KARAM, President and Chief Operating Officer of Southern Union
Company, has served on the company's Board of Directors since 1999. Mr.
Karam is a member of the Board's Executive Committee. Prior to being
named to his current position in May 2001, from November 1999 to April
2001, Mr. Karam served as Executive Vice President of Corporate
Development for the company, and President and Chief Executive Officer
of its PG Energy division. Previously, Mr. Karam had been President and
Chief Executive Officer of Pennsylvania Enterprises, Inc., from 1996
until 1999, when it was acquired by Southern Union. From September 1995
to August 1996, he served as Executive Vice President of Pennsylvania
Enterprises, Inc. Before joining PEI and then Southern Union, Mr. Karam
developed a strong background in utility finance and investment banking
as Vice President of Investment Banking at Legg Mason, Inc., in
Baltimore, and prior to that at Thomson McKinnon, in New York. He
received Bachelor of Science degrees in Accounting and Political Science
from the University of Scranton. He serves on the Board of Directors of
the American Gas Association and on the Board of Trustees of the
University of Scranton. He also serves on the Executive Committee of the
Board of Directors of Team Pennsylvania. Profile
Mr. Karam: Southern Union Company is engaged in the transportation and
distribution of natural gas. We own and operate more than
