What Happened?
Dallas, TX-based Atmos Energy Corporation appointed Rich Gius as Chief Information Officer.
About the Company
Atmos Energy Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, is one of the country`s largest natural-gas-only distributors, serving over three million natural gas distribution customers in over 1,400 communities in eight states from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the East to the Rocky Mountains in the West. Atmos Energy also manages company-owned natural gas pipeline and storage assets, including one of the largest intrastate natural gas pipeline systems in Texas and provides natural gas marketing and procurement services to industrial, commercial and municipal customers primarily in the Midwest and Southeast.
About the Person
Rich Gius was named vice president and chief information officer in 2007. He previously worked for Cardinal Health, Inc., where he had been CIO and senior vice president of information technology for Allegiance Healthcare, the company's medical products and services group, and senior vice president of enterprise solutions for its shared services IT organization. In 2003, he was named by Computerworld magazine as a Premier 100 IT Leader, recognizing IT leaders who have applied information technology in effective, creative and innovative ways to advance their organization's strategy. He also was honored as a 1999 national finalist for the Computerworld Smithsonian Business Technology Award. From 1979 to 1982, he held positions in both marketing and technology at Boise Cascade Corporation. Gius earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Northern Illinois University and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago.
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