
	Richard L. Hawley is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Nicor and Nicor Gas. Hawley joined Nicor in 2003 and is responsible for the company&#39;s finance, accounting, treasury, investor relations, risk management and information technology activities.

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	Hawley was formerly the chief financial officer for Puget Energy, Inc., Bellevue, Washington and its natural gas and electricity subsidiary Puget Sound Energy, Inc. Previously, he spent 25 years at Coopers &amp; Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), where he held various positions, including partner, responsible for serving clients in a broad range of industries, including publicly-held companies in the utility and other sectors.

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	Hawley received a bachelor&rsquo;s of arts degree in business administration, summa cum laude, in 1973 at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Hawley is a member of the American Gas Association, the American Institute of CPAs, and the Washington State Society of CPAs. He is also a member of the board of directors for Fisher Communications, Inc. in Seattle, Washington.
