Gary N. Petersen was appointed to the audit committee on March 19, 2002. Since 1998, he has provided consulting services related to strategic and financial planning. Additionally, he is currently the president of Endres Processing LLC. From 1977 to 1998, Petersen was employed by Reliant Energy-Minnegasco. He served as Reliant Energy-Minnegasco’s president and chief operating officer from 1991 to 1998. Prior to his employment at Minnegasco, he was a senior auditor with Arthur Andersen LLP.