American Electric Power Co. Inc.

Corporate Director. Dr. Draper retired as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power Co., Inc. in 2004, a position which Dr. Draper held since April 1993. Dr. Draper previously served as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gulf States Utilities Company, Beaumont, Texas from 1987 to 1992. Dr. Draper holds a Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering from Rice University and a Ph.D. in Nuclear Science and Engineering from Cornell University. Committee Memberships Health, Safety and Environment Committee (Chair) Human Resources Committee Other Public Board Directorships Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE) Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (Lead Director) (NYSE) NorthWestern Corporation5 (Non-Executive Chair) (NYSE) Temple-Inland Inc. (Lead Director) (NYSE)

President and manager of the Company. Vice president, chief financial officer and director of AEP Texas Central Company (TCC), executive vice president and chief financial officer of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP), and executive vice president, chief financial officer and director of American Electric Power Service Corporation, a subsidiary of AEP (Service Corporation). Joined AEP as vice president-new ventures in 2000, became senior vice president-corporate development in 2002, executive vice president-commercial operations of the Service Corporation in 2002, executive vice president of AEP in 2002, executive vice president-AEP utilities east in 2004 and assumed her present position in 2006. Vice president and director of certain other AEP System companies.

Joe Hamrock is president and chief operating officer, AEP Ohio, serving approximately 1.44 million customers in Ohio and the northern West Virginia panhandle. He has authority for distribution operations and a wide range of customer and regulatory relationships. Previously, from 2003 to 2007, he was senior vice president and chief information officer in AEP's Shared Services organization, responsible for development and support of AEP's software applications and operation of AEP's information technology infrastructure. From 2002 to 2003, he was senior vice president - General Services. Hamrock joined AEP in 1986 as an electrical engineer in transmission and distribution planning at Ohio Power in Steubenville, Ohio, where he also served in commercial and industrial customer services. He transferred to Columbus to supervise the commercial marketing and customer services staff and has held several other positions, including director - strategic development and executive assistant to E. Linn Draper Jr., AEP's chairman, president and chief executive officer. Hamrock received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1985 from Youngstown State University in Ohio and a master's degree in business administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, where he was a Sloan fellow. He is a registered professional engineer in Ohio.

Dana Waldo is president and chief operating officer for Appalachian Power, serving approximately 1 million customers in West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee. He has authority for distribution operations and a wide range of customer and regulatory relationships. Waldo was previously president and CEO of the West Virginia Roundtable, a private, non-profit, non-partisan association whose members include the chief executive officers of West Virginia's leading business, education and economic development organizations. Prior to joining the Roundtable, Waldo was AEP’s state president in West Virginia. In that capacity, he was responsible for AEP's external affairs and public policy activities in West Virginia, including liaison with customers, regulators, legislators and members of the public. With AEP for 25 years, Waldo held various accounting, financial forecasting and operational positions, including vice president of Appalachian Power and president and COO of Wheeling Power Co., an AEP public utility subsidiary. Waldo has served on the board of directors of Advantage Valley, the Business and Industrial Development Corporation of Kanawha Valley, the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, the West Virginia Manufacturers Association and the West Virginia Roundtable. He also served as a trustee of the University of Charleston and as a member of the visiting committee of the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University. In 1998, Governor Underwood appointed him to the West Virginia Council for Community and Economic Development. Waldo received a bachelor’s of science in Business Administration with a major in accounting from Franklin University and a master’s of business administration from Ohio University. He also attended management development programs at the Ohio State University and the University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business Administration.

Susan Tomasky is president, AEP Transmission, with responsibility for Transmission operations and new transmission business ventures. Prior to her current position, she was executive vice president-Shared Services, responsible for human resources, information technology and telecommunications, procurement and supply chain services, corporate services and enterprise security. Tomasky joined AEP in 1998 as senior vice president and general counsel and served as executive vice president and general counsel since 2000. She took responsibility as chief financial officer in 2001. Prior to joining AEP, Tomasky was a partner with the Washington, D.C., office of Hogan & Hartson, where she was a member of the firm's energy group. From 1993-97, she served as general counsel of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), where she was a primary legal and policy advisor to the commission. Tomasky has testified before Congress, other federal agencies and state utility commissions on a wide range of federal regulatory issues. She serves on the board of the Keystone Institute and is a frequent speaker on industry restructuring issues. In 2001 and 2002, she was named one of the world's "50 key women in energy worldwide" by energy consultancy Rader Energy in association with Commodities Now magazine and corporate sponsors. She also was selected as one of the "50 key women in energy in the Americas" for 2002. A native of Morgantown, W.Va., Tomasky holds a juris doctor degree with honors from George Washington University National Law Center in Washington, D.C., where she was a member of the Law Review. She also is an honors graduate of the University of Kentucky in Lexington. She lives in Columbus with her husband, Ronald Ungvarsky, and their daughter, Victoria. Tomasky participates in numerous civic and community activities. She is a member of the board of the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce, board of directors of the United Way, the executive committees of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and the Columbus School for Girls, and the board of trustees of Mount Carmel Health Systems.

Tim Mosher was named president and chief operating officer of Kentucky Power in June 2004. As president he oversees distribution operations serving 175,000 AEP customers in Eastern Kentucky as well the operating unit's safety, customer services, marketing, communications, community affairs, governmental affairs and regulatory functions. Prior to his current position, Mosher served as president of AEP-Kentucky, where he oversaw AEP's public policy and environmental advocacy activities in the Commonwealth. Since joining AEP in 1970, Mosher has held managerial positions in operations, governmental affairs, marketing and customer services. In addition, he previously has or continues to serve as a member of several notable boards of directors including: Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Associated Industries of Kentucky, The Ashland Alliance, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, Leadership Kentucky, United Way of Kentucky, EconomicsAmerica, the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Foundation, and the Woodlands Foundation. Mosher holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Detroit-Mercy and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Akron. Additionally, he is a graduate of AEP executive training programs at the University of Michigan and the University of Virginia.

Dennis E. Welch is executive vice president - Environment, Safety & Health and Facilities for American Electric Power. He leads all of AEP's environmental, safety and health activities, including compliance with all federal, state and local regulations, as well as federal and state public policy initiatives and advocacy. In addition, he has responsibility for forestry, real estate transactions, travel and food services, mail print centers, facility management and other business services. Under his leadership, the company's commitment to sustainability advanced significantly, nationally and internationally, and was clearly defined in AEP's first Corporate Responsibility Report in 2007. He is based in Columbus, Ohio. As a senior officer of the company, he serves on the company's Executive Council. American Electric Power is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, delivering electricity to more than 5.1 million customers in 11 states. AEP is the nation's largest generator of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile network that includes more 765-kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. The company owns and operates approximately 210,000 miles of overhead and underground distribution lines. AEP controls more than 8,300 rail cars, 2,300 barges and 53 towboats and operates a coal-handling terminal with 20 million tons of capacity. Welch was previously president and chief operating officer of Yankee Gas & Yankee Energy System, an operating subsidiary of Northeast Utilities (NU) in Berlin, CT. He was named president and chief operating officer of Yankee Gas, Connecticut's largest natural gas distribution company, and Yankee Energy System in 2001. During his tenure at Yankee Energy, Welch chaired the Northeast Gas Association for two years, helping the industry trade association navigate through difficult times and a merger with the New York Gas Association. A 20-year veteran of NU, Welch served as vice president of Environmental, Safety & Ethics at NU for four years immediately prior to his position at Yankee Gas & Yankee Energy. A native of New Albany, Ind., Welch earned a bachelor's degree in environmental, health and safety management from Indiana State University at Terre Haute and a master's degree in business and human resource management from the Hartford Graduate Center of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He also completed the Executive Environmental Leadership Program at Yale University's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Currently, Welch serves as AEP's voting representative to the national Center for Energy and Economic Development (CEED) Board of Directors and is AEP's primary representative to its Executive Committee. He also serves on the AEP Foundation Board of Directors and he represents AEP at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Welch is chairman of the Finance and Operating Committee of Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC). He is also a member of the Center for Resilience Advisory Board at The Ohio State University and the Ohio Environmental Health Science Advisory Committee. And, he is a board member of the Greater Columbus Sports Commission. In addition to being past chairman of the Northeast Gas Association (NGA), he also chaired the NGA's Gas Supply Task Force. He also was a member of the Board of Directors of the American Gas Association (AGA), AGA's Leadership Council, and the AGA's Security, Integrity and Reliability Committee. He is immediate past chairman of the Research and Advisory Committee for the Electric Power Research Institute. He served on the University of Connecticut's Advisory Board for the School of Engineering and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Advisory Board Nuclear & Environmental Engineering. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees for The Nature Conservancy and a former member of the Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company Decommissioning Advisory Board, and the National Safety Council Public Utilities Executive Committee. Welch lives in New Albany, Ohio, with his wife Elizabeth Monahan. He has a daughter, Danielle, who lives in Maryland Dennis Welch

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Stephen Smith is executive vice president and chief financial officer of NiSource Inc. He is responsible for the company's corporate finance, treasury, controller, accounting, corporate tax, financial planning, and corporate planning functions. Smith has more than 16 years of experience in financial leadership roles in the regulated energy industry. He has held senior-level positions with American Electric Power Co. (AEP) and the Columbia Energy Group (CEG). At AEP, Smith served as senior vice president of Shared Services, where he had responsibility for Business Logistics, Human Resources, Information Technology and Telecommunications. From 2003 to 2007, he was senior vice president and treasurer for AEP, leading the Accounting, Budgeting, Planning, Risk Management, Strategy, Tax and Treasury functions. Before joining AEP, Smith served in a progression of finance and executive leadership roles at CEG and NiSource Corporate Services Company, where he managed shared services functions and oversaw the integration of corporate functions following the merger of NiSource and CEG. Smith earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. He serves as a Director and Audit Committee member of Natural Resource Partners, L.P., a publicly traded master limited partnership engaged in owning and managing coal properties in Appalachia, the Illinois Basin and the Powder River Basin regions of the United States.

Vice President, Information Systems, Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, Tennessee Age: 47 Director Since: 2005 As vice president and chief information officer for Nissan North America, Inc., Ms. Goodspeed is responsible for all information systems and services within the company's North America operations. Executive vice president at Lennox International from 2001 to 2007. A director of Columbus McKinnon Corp., Ms. Goodspeed is an Independent Director. Committee Membership: Audit, Nuclear Oversight, Policy

Lisa Barton is vice president of transmission strategy and business development for American Electric Power. She is responsible for developing and executing transmission strategy and business plans as well as business planning and analysis, reliability compliance, business development and oversight of AEP's interface with its corporate partners. Barton joined AEP from Northeast Utilities in Berlin, Conn., where she was manager of transmission regulations and compliance. Barton has 20 years of experience in the energy field. She earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1987 from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass., and a juris doctorate in 1993 from Suffolk University Law School in Boston.

Scott Moore, 46, is Vice President of Transmission Operations at American Electric Power. He is a member of St. Brigid of Kildare Roman Catholic church in Dublin, Ohio where he serves as a lector. He volunteers many Saturdays with the Dublin Habitat for Humanity Partnership, and is a member of the Board of Trustees of Habitat for Humanity Greater Columbus. He is also an Eagle Scout and serves as an Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 117 Dublin. Scott's wife, Anne, works for the Ohio Department of Health and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Audiology. Their children are Alex and Patrick who study at OSU and Dublin High School respectively. Scott is a native of Idaho, but he grew up in Lubbock, TX. Some of his other interests include building, jogging, backpacking and outdoor adventure. Scott is thrilled to continue his Global Village work, having already been to Ghana in 2005 and Mexico in 2006.

Age: 67 Director Since: 2008 Visiting Professor, University of Wyoming since 2007. Assistant Secetary U.S. Department of State(2001-2005). A director of International Paper, Peabody Energy and Ashland, Inc., Mr. Turner is an independent director. Committee Membership: Audit, Policy

Thomas P. Householder is presently serving as Director of Regional Services & Construction Labor Relations for American Electric Power (AEP). AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile network that includes more 765 kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP's transmission system directly or indirectly serves about 10 percent of the electricity demand in the Eastern Interconnection, the interconnected transmission system that covers 38 eastern and central U.S. states and eastern Canada, and approximately 11 percent of the electricity demand in ERCOT, the transmission system that covers much of Texas. In 1984, following graduation from Capital University of Columbus, Ohio, Tom began his career with American Electric Power. Throughout his career with AEP Tom has held has held various positions within the company in such areas as project management, construction, operations, safety and construction labor relations. Mr. Householder has held numerous and varied industrial affiliations during his tenure with AEP. These include;

Manager of the Company. President, CT Corporation Staffing, Inc., a subsidiary of CT Corporation System, since 2003. From 1997 to 2002, Assistant Vice President and Officer Manager for CT Corporation's Philadelphia office and, prior to that, a variety of positions at CT Corporation System since January 1981. Mr. Duva presently serves as an independent manager for TCC Funding I, a special purpose, wholly owned subsidiary of TCC.

Anthony Smith, 51, began Habitat building during the 2005 Ohio State Fair. Tony is currently a Transmission Settlements Analyst at American Electric Power, where he has worked for 32 years in Transmission Engineering, Rates Interconnection Agreements and Settlements. Tony is a member of Ambassadors for Christ Fellowship Church where he serves in the Deacon , Altar, Prayer and Mission Ministry. As a High School student in his native Jamaica, Tony benefited directly from the mission service of Peace Corps volunteers, leading to his strong desire and interest "to give back" to others. He believes that Habitat for Humanity is a great vehicle -- an active, hands-on way to live his faith

Bill Kerr is Regional Security Coordinator for American Electric Power. His responsibilities include managing the security functions for 3 electric utility companies in a four state region. These companies include PSO, SWEPCO, a utility company based in Shreveport, LA and Texas North, the former West Texas Utilities Company based in Abilene, TX. Bill's region includes western Arkansas, northwest Louisiana, north Texas above I-20 and all of Oklahoma. Bill has held a variety of positions with AEP over the last 27 years, including Risk Management, Insurance, Claims and Litigation as well as Field Activities Management. Bill holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of the State of New York and is also an Associate in Risk Management, an Associate in Claims and a Certified Protection Professional, (ARM, AIC & CPP).

Katie Grayem is a senior benefits consultant with American Electric Power and has an extensive background in insurance and managed care benefits. She also serves on the Health Care Executive committee with the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. She is a graduate of Miami University. Katie has been an active volunteer in her church and with the Junior Leagues of Columbus and New York. Her primary volunteer focus has been working with school age children through educational and leadership development programs.

Professor and the Wayland H. Cato, Jr. Chair in Leadership McColl Graduate School of Business Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Age: 69 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: Directors and Corporate Governance, Executive, Human Resources (Chairman), Executive, Policy

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Teresa E. Walters , administrative associate, American Electric Power, was elected vice president of the Indiana Division of the International Association of Administrative Professionals for 2008-09.

Donald M. Carlton, PhD, has been a member of the Company's Board of Directors since 1994. From February 1996 until December 1998, Dr. Carlton served as the president and CEO of Radian International LLC, and from 1969 until January 1996, Dr. Carlton served as president and chairman of the Board of Radian Corporation, both of which are environmental engineering firms. Dr. Carlton received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of St. Thomas and his doctorate in chemistry from UT-Austin. Dr. Carlton is currently a director of the publicly traded companies American Electric Power, Trustee of SmithBarney/CITI Mutual Funds (26 Funds), and Temple-Inland, Inc.

Director of Battelle Center for Math and Science Education Policy, The John Glenn School of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Age: 57 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. Ms. Sullivan is an independent director. Committee Membership: Finance, Nuclear Oversight (Chairman), Policy

Senior vice president and treasurer of PepsiCo, Inc. Purchase, New York Age: 54 Director Since: 2004 Senior vice president and treasurer of PepsiCo, Inc. since 2001. A director of Reynolds American Inc., Mr. Nowell is an independent director. Committee Membership: Audit (Chairman), Directors and Corporate Governance, Executive, Finance, Policy

Former undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Education, San Francisco, California.. Age: 53. Director Since: 2009. Former undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Education(2006-2008). Former president and chief executive officer of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund. Committee Membership: Directors and Corporate Governance, Finance, Policy

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Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Central and South West Corporation, Granbury, Texas Age: 71 Director Since: 2000 Chairman and chief executive officer of Central and South West Corporation (CSW) (February 1991-June 2000). A director of Hubbell, Inc., Mr. Brooks is an independent director. Committee Membership: Audit, Directors and Corporate Governance, Policy

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