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Mike Morris

Michael G. Morris

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of AEP and AEP Service Corporation; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of other major AEP subsidiaries

Age 61

Director since 2004

Elected president and chief executive officer of AEP in January 2004; chairman of the board in February 2004; and chairman, president and chief executive officer of all of its major subsidiaries in January 2004. A director of certain subsidiaries of AEP with one or more classes of publicly held preferred stock or debt securities and other subsidiaries of AEP. From 1997 to 2003 was chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Northeast Utilities, an unaffiliated electric utility system. A director of Cincinnati Bell, Inc. and The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

Committee Membership:  Executive (Chairman), Policy


Brooks

E. R. Brooks

Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Central and South West Corporation, Granbury, Texas

Age 70

Director since 2000

Chairman and chief executive officer of Central and South West Corporation (CSW) (February 1991-June 2000). A director of Hubbell, Inc.  Per NYSE standards, Mr. Brooks is an independent director.

Committee Membership: Audit (Chairman), Executive, Policy

Carlton

Donald M. Carlton

Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, Radian International LLC,
Austin, Texas

Age 70

Director since 2000

Retired president and chief executive officer of Radian International LLC. A director of National Instruments Corporation and Temple-Inland Inc. and trustee of 32 mutual funds in the Legg Mason fund complex. Per NYSE standards, Mr. Carlton is an independent director.

Committee Membership:  Human Resources, Nuclear Oversight, Policy

Crosby

Ralph D. Crosby, Jr.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, EADS North America, Inc., Arlington, Virginia

Age 60

Director since 2006

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
EADS North America, Inc since 2002. President, Integrated Systems Sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation from 1998 to 2002. A director of Ducommun Incorporated. Per NYSE standards, Mr. Crosby is an independent director.

Committee Membership:  Human Resources, Nuclear Oversight, Policy

DesBarres

John P. DesBarres

Investor, Park City, Utah

Age 68

Director since 1997

Former Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Transco Energy Company (natural gas). A director of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. Per NYSE standards, Mr. DesBarres is an independent director.

Committee Membership:  Directors and Corporate Governance, Executive, Human Resources (Chairman), Policy

Goodspeed

Linda A. Goodspeed

Executive Vice President and
Chief Supply Chain Logistics and Technology Officer, Lennox International, Inc., Richardson, Texas

Age 46

Director since 2005

Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Lennox International, Inc. since August 2001. President and Chief Operating Officer of PartMiner, Inc. (a semiconductor broker and business-to-business exchange) from December 2000 to August 2001. A director of Columbus McKinnon Corp. Per NYSE standards, Ms. Goodspeed is an independent director.

Committee Membership:  Audit, Nuclear Oversight, Policy

Hoaglin

Thomas E. Hoaglin

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Huntington Bancshares Inc., Columbus, Ohio

Age 59

Director since 2007

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Huntington Bancshares Inc., since 2001. Mr. Hoaglin is an independent director.


Hudson

Lester A. Hudson, Jr.

Professor and the Wayland H.
Cato, Jr. Chair in Leadership McColl Graduate School of Business Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina

Age 68

Director since 1987

Professor and the Wayland H. Cato, Jr. Chair in Leadership at McColl Graduate School of Business at Queens University of Charlotte since 2003. Professor of Business Strategy at Clemson University (1998-2003). Retired chairman, chief executive officer and president of Wunda Weve Carpets, Inc. and Dan River, Inc. A director of American National Bankshares Inc. Per NYSE standards, Mr. Hudson is an independent director.

Committee Membership:  Audit, Directors and Corporate Governance (Chairman), Executive, Policy


Nowell

Lionel L. Nowell III

Senior vice president and treasurer of PepsiCo, Inc. Purchase, New York

Age 53

Director since 2004

Senior vice president and treasurer of PepsiCo, Inc. since 2001. Executive vice president and chief financial officer of Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. from 2000-2001. A director of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Per NYSE standards, Mr. Nowell is an independent director.

Committee Membership:  Audit, Directors and Corporate Governance, Policy


Sandor

Richard L. Sandor

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

Age 66

Director since 2000

Chairman and chief executive officer of Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc. (a self-regulatory exchange that administers a greenhouse gas reduction and trading program) since 2003. Chairman and chief executive officer of the Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (a designated contract market regulated by the CFTC) since 2004. Chairman of Climate Exchange PLC since 2003. Research professor at the J.L. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University since 1999. Chairman and chief executive officer of Environmental Financial Products LLC (1998-2003). A director of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. and Millenium Cell, Inc.

Committee Membership:  Finance, Nuclear Oversight, Policy


Sullivan

Kathryn D. Sullivan

Director of Battelle Center for Math and Science Education Policy,
The John Glenn School of Public Affairs,
The Ohio State University,
Columbus, Ohio

Age 56

Director since 1997

Director of Battelle Center for Math and Science Education Policy since 2007.

Formerly Science Advisor to Columbus’ science museum COSI (Center of Science & Industry) since December 2005. President and chief executive officer of COSI from 1996 to 2005. Per NYSE standards, Ms. Sullivan is an independent director.

Committee Membership:  Finance, Nuclear Oversight (Chairman), Policy

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