Mr. Richard L. Hawley, Rick has been an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nicor Inc. since 2003. Mr. Hawley served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northern Illinois Gas Company since December 2003 and served as its Principal Accounting Officer. He served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Puget Energy Inc. from 1998 to 2002 and its natural gas and electricity subsidiary, Puget Sound Energy Inc. from March 1998 to 2002. He spent 25 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (formerly, Coopers & Lybrand), where Mr. Hawley held various positions, including Partner from 1984 to 1998, responsible for serving clients in a broad range of industries, including publicly-held companies in the utility and other sectors from 1984 to 1998. He has been a Director of Fisher Communications Inc. since July 2003 and Westar Energy, Inc. since October 2011. He is a member of the American Gas Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Washington State Society of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Hawley holds B.A. in Business Administration at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington in 1973.