ST. LOUIS, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of The Laclede Group, Inc. today elected George E. Godat to the position of Vice President, Resource Management of The Group's nonregulated natural gas marketing subsidiary, Laclede Energy Resources, Inc. (LER). LER is The Laclede Group's second largest subsidiary in terms of revenue, generating approximately $1.1 billion in business in fiscal 2008.
Godat, 39, has been Assistant to the Executive Vice President of Laclede Gas Company since February 2008. Prior to that position, Mr. Godat was the Director of Gas Supply at the gas company. He joined Laclede Gas in 1992 as an engineer and has held numerous positions in the utility's operating departments and, since 1996, in the area of gas supply.
He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly University of Missouri-Rolla) in 1991.
About The Laclede Group
The Laclede Group, Inc. is a public utility holding company committed to providing reliable natural gas service through its regulated core utility operations, while engaging in non-regulated activities that provide opportunities for sustainable growth. Its subsidiary Laclede Gas Company, the regulated operations of which are included in the Regulated Gas Distribution segment, serves approximately 630,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in the City of St. Louis and ten other counties in Eastern Missouri. Laclede Group's primary non-regulated activities include Laclede Energy Resources, Inc., which is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri and included within the Non-Regulated Gas Marketing segment. For more information about Laclede Group and its subsidiaries, visit http://www.thelacledegroup.com/.
