Sempra Energy

Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Government Affairs Rentech, Inc. Thomas (Tom) Sayles was first elected to the Unified Grocers Board of Directors in 2003. Tom is senior vice president, corporate communication and government affairs for Rentech, Inc., a Colorado-based company offering energy independence solutions utilizing American resources to economically produce ultra-clean fuels. Prior to joining Rentech, Tom was vice president, government and community affairs for San Diego, California-based Sempra Energy. Before Sempra Energy, he served as California's secretary of business transportation and housing and as a member of the cabinet of California Governor Pete Wilson. In that position, he managed numerous state departments, including the Department of Transportation, with a budget in excess of $7 billion and approximately 40,000 employees. Tom has also served on numerous public and private sector boards including California Federal Bank and the University of California Board of Regents.

Prior to his present role, Guiles was president of SDG&E from 1997 to 2000. He also served as executive vice president of Enova Corp., the parent company of SDG&E, from January to June 1998. Before that, Guiles was senior vice president of Enova Corp. from 1996 to 1997. In this role, he oversaw the regulatory process and transition planning for the merger of Enova Corp. and Pacific Enterprises. From 1993 to 1997, Guiles served as senior vice president of Energy Supply for SDG&E, overseeing the company's procurement, generation and transmission of electricity and natural gas. These responsibilities included operation of the company's power plants, as well as administration of its 20-percent ownership of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Guiles was also responsible for the company's natural gas pipeline transmission system. Guiles, who joined SDG&E in 1972, has held a range of jobs in engineering, power-plant management, natural gas operations, customer service, and business planning and budgeting. He serves on the California Chamber of Commerce Board and the San Diego County YMCA Board. Guiles is a 1987 LEAD San Diego graduate and, in 2004, he received the LEAD Graduate of the Year Award. He is also a member of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council. Guiles' past affiliations include planning commissioner for the city of Chula Vista, director of the Arthritis Foundation, board member of the Wellness Communities and San Diego Development Council boards, as well as a number of fund-raising jobs for the United Way and Boy Scouts. Guiles has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Arizona and is a graduate of the executive programs at the University of Southern California and the Edison Electric Institute.

Wilford D. Godbold Jr. has been a director since 1990. He is the retired president and chief executive officer of ZERO Corp., an international manufacturer primarily of enclosures and thermal-management equipment for the electronics market. He is a director emeritus of The Wellness Community, a past president of the board of trustees of Marlborough School and a past chairman of the board of directors of the California Chamber of Commerce and The Employers Group. Godbold serves on Sempra Energy's Audit and Environmental and Technology committees.

Mark A. Snell is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Sempra Energy, a San Diego-based Fortune 500 energy services holding company whose subsidiaries provide electricity, natural gas and value-added products and services. The Sempra Energy companies' 13,600 employees serve more than 29 million consumers worldwide. Snell formerly was group president of Sempra Global, the umbrella organization for the competitive businesses of Sempra Energy. In that position, Snell oversaw all aspects of Sempra Global in competitive energy markets, including energy trading, electric generation, liquefied natural gas, pipelines and storage facilities, international utilities and retail energy marketing. Before becoming group president, Snell was chief financial officer of Sempra Global overseeing the acquisitions, business development and all financial matters for the group. Prior to his role with Sempra Global, Snell was vice president of planning and development for Sempra Energy. Before joining Sempra Energy in 2001, Snell served as executive vice president and chief financial officer for Earth Tech, a Long Beach, Calif.-based water management, engineering and environmental services firm. Earth Tech specializes in the design, building and operation of water and wastewater treatment facilities. Before joining Earth Tech, Snell was executive vice president and chief financial officer at Dames and Moore, a NYSE listed engineering and construction firm headquartered in Los Angeles. At Dames and Moore, Snell guided the completion of acquisitions that more than doubled the firm's revenues. Snell also served as chief financial and administrative officer for Latham & Watkins, a law firm with more than 1,600 partners and employees worldwide. He also served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of World Oil Corp., a privately held, integrated oil company. As a senior manager at the Los Angeles office of KPMG Peat Marwick, Snell supervised activities that supported acquisitions by client companies. Snell is a member of the board of directors of Venoco Inc. He holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from San Diego State University and is a certified public accountant.

Joseph A. Householder is senior vice president, controller and chief accounting officer for Sempra Energy, a San Diego-based Fortune 500 energy services holding company whose subsidiaries provide electricity, natural gas and value-added products and services. The Sempra Energy companies' 13,600 employees serve more than 29 million consumers worldwide. In his current job, Householder oversees the financial reporting and controls, financial planning and tax functions for all of Sempra Energy's companies. Before this job, Householder served as vice president of Corporate Tax and chief tax counsel for Sempra Energy since 2001, where he oversaw Sempra Energy's worldwide tax affairs. Prior to joining Sempra Energy in 2001, Householder was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the firm's national tax office. Before that, he was vice president of Corporate Development and assistant chief financial officer of Unocal until 1999. There, Householder was responsible for worldwide tax planning, financial reporting and forecasting, and risk-management compliance. Before that, Householder served as an associate attorney at the firm of Halstead, Baker & Olson from 1984 to 1986. Prior to that, he was a certified public accountant at Maginnis, Knechtel & McIntyre from 1979 to 1984. Householder has a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Southern California and a law degree from Loyola Law School. Also, he has completed the executive program at UCLA Anderson School. He is a member of the Tax Executives Institute, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the California Bar and the American Bar Association.

Richard A. Collato has been a director since 1993. He is president and chief executive officer of the YMCA of San Diego County. He is a former director of Y-Mutual Ltd., a reinsurance company, and The Bank of San Diego. Collato is a former trustee of Springfield College, and currently is a trustee of the YMCA Retirement Fund and Bauce Foundation, and a director of Micro Vision Optical Inc., Project Design Consultant, and WD-40.

Reed became president of SDG&E in July 2000. In January 2002, she also became president of SoCalGas and chief financial officer (CFO) of both SDG&E and SoCalGas, and became president and COO of both companies in May 2004. Before that, Reed served as president of Energy Distribution Services at SoCalGas, overseeing the company's operations for residential, small-commercial and industrial customers. From 1995 to 2000, she served as senior vice president of SoCalGas. From 1984 to 1994, Reed held leadership roles with SoCalGas, including vice president of Human Resources, vice president of Administrative Services, manager of Environmental Engineering and manager of Personnel Relations. In 1983, she served as area market-services manager after five years of working in marketing. Reed joined SoCalGas in February 1978 as an energy systems engineer and, in 1988, became the first female officer appointed at the company. Reed serves on the board of directors for Halliburton Co.; the University of Southern California College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp.; and Genentech. She is a member of The Trusteeship, an affiliate of the International Women's Forum. Reed also served on the board of Dominguez Services Corp. prior to its acquisition. In 2004, she was awarded "Woman of the Year" from the California Science Center and was named one of San Diego magazine's "50 People to Watch." Reed received the 23rd Annual Tribute to Women and Industry (TWIN) Award from the YWCA of San Diego County in 2002. She received the League of Women Voters Glass Ceiling Award in 2000. Reed was featured on the cover of the July 2002 issue of Gas Utility Manager magazine for an article on making mergers work. Reed graduated summa cum laude from the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering.

Prior to his current position, Liparidis was senior vice president of Sempra Energy International, the international subsidiary of Sempra Energy. In this job, he was responsible for business development and operations of Sempra's natural gas and electric distribution assets in Mexico and South America. Before that, Liparidis served as project manager for San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), another Sempra Energy subsidiary. Prior to SDG&E, he worked for Energy America, an independent power producer, as director of Financial Analysis and Planning and as development manager. Liparidis has a master's degree in business administration from San Diego State University and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Utah at Salt Lake City. He serves on the board of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA).

Michael W. Allman is president and chief executive officer of Sempra Generation, which operates power plants for the competitive market in North America. Sempra Generation is a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, a San Diego-based Fortune 500 energy services holding company whose subsidiaries provide electricity, natural gas and value-added products and services. The Sempra Energy companies' 13,600 employees serve more than 24 million consumers worldwide. In his current job, Allman is responsible for the operation of merchant power plants throughout North America. Sempra Generation operates power-plant assets in Nevada, California, Arizona and Mexico. Prior to his job with Sempra Generation, Allman was chief financial officer of Sempra Global, the umbrella organization for Sempra Energy's businesses operating in competitive energy markets. Before becoming chief financial officer, Allman was vice president of Audit Services for Sempra Energy, reporting to the board of directors and audit committee, and supervising the internal auditing practices of Sempra Energy and its subsidiaries. He also was president of Sempra Technology Ventures, which provided energy and telecommunications products and services to selected national and international markets. Allman also served as vice president of Corporate Planning and Development for Sempra Energy. In this job, he oversaw strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, and business development for the corporation. Prior to joining Sempra Energy in 1998, Allman was responsible for marketing and delivering consulting projects to corporate clients of the Los Angeles office of LEK/Alcar, a strategic and financial consulting-services firm. Allman joined the Alcar Group in 1987 in Chicago, and was later assigned to Johannesburg, London and Los Angeles throughout his tenure with the company. Allman has a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Michigan State University. He is a Certified Management Accountant and a Certified Internal Auditor. He now serves as a director of the San Diego Opera Association and is a member of the audit committee of the Zoological Society of San Diego.

Paul Yong is vice president of Tax and Chief Tax Counsel for Sempra Energy, a San Diego-based Fortune 500 energy services holding company whose subsidiaries provide electricity, natural gas and value-added products and services. The Sempra Energy companies' 13,600 employees serve more than 29 million consumers worldwide. As vice president of tax and chief tax counsel, Yong oversees Sempra Energy's tax department. Previously, Yong was associate chief tax counsel for the company. Before joining Sempra Energy's tax department in 2004, Yong was a principal with Quantum Tax Consultants, a tax partner with Arthur Andersen and vice president of tax with Unocal Corporation. Before that, Yong was a structural engineer with the U.S. Department of Defense. Yong has a Juris Doctor degree from Hastings College of Law, a master's degree in tax law from New York University and a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Hawaii.

Mr. Knight has been a director since 2002 and serves on the Compensation Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee. He is Executive Vice President of Sempra Energy. Before assuming his current position in 2006, Mr. Knight served from 1999 to 2006 as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the San Diego Regional Camber of Commerce, an organization whose primary focus is economic development. Mr. Knight served from 1993 through 1998 as a commissioner of the California Public Utilities Commission, which is responsible for the regulatory oversight of all energy, telecommunications, shipping, railroad and investor-owned utilities in the state. Mr. Knight is also on the Board of Directors of Alaska Airlines, Environmental Power and the San Diego Padres Baseball Club. He is a standing member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

G. Joyce Rowland is senior vice president of human resources and chief ethics officer for Sempra Energy, a San Diego-based Fortune 500 energy services holding company whose subsidiaries provide electricity, natural gas and value-added products and services. The Sempra Energy companies' 13,600 employees serve more than 29 million consumers worldwide. In her current position, Rowland is responsible for corporate human resources, including compensation, health and welfare benefits, employee relations, executive/leadership development, staffing, and affirmative-action/diversity programs. She also is responsible for corporate security and human resource information systems, and payroll. Before that, Rowland was vice president of Human Resources and chief ethics officer of Pacific Enterprises, the parent company of Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas), a job she held from 1995 to 1998. From 1990 to 1995, Rowland served as manager of Labor Relations at SoCalGas where negotiated a number of major changes in long-standing agreements. Prior to that, she was manager of Personnel Relations and Planning. In 1987, she served as Community Involvement manager and, later, was promoted to manager of Consumer Affairs. She joined SoCalGas in 1980 as an organization and compensation specialist, and she held a range of jobs in Human Resources between 1980 and 1987. Rowland has a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in industrial relations and a bachelor’s degree in psychology (graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of California at Los Angeles. She also completed the Executive Education Program at the University of Michigan and has a number of certifications including, CEBS (Certified Employee Benefits Specialist), CCP (Certified Compensation Professional) and SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources). Rowland is a board member of the San Diego Better Business Bureau. She is an alumna of the “2001 American Issues Forum of LEADERSHIP AMERICA,” and is also a member of a number of professional groups, including the Society for Human Resource Management, World at Work and Anthem Blue Cross of California's consumer relations committee.

Amy Chiu is vice president of audit services for Sempra Energy, a San Diego-based Fortune 500 energy services holding company whose subsidiaries provide electricity, natural gas and value-added products and services. The Sempra Energy companies' 13,600 employees serve more than 29 million consumers worldwide. As vice president of audit services, Chiu oversees Sempra Energy's internal audit function. Prior to her position as vice president, Chiu was director of business planning where she oversaw the company's mergers and acquisitions. Before that, Chiu held the positions of manager of executive projects and economic analysis. Prior to joining Sempra Energy, Chiu held senior-level financial and actuarial analyst positions for Intelsat and Watson Wyatt Worldwide. Chiu is currently on the board of directors of The Preuss School at University of California San Diego. Chiu received a master's degree in business administration from American University, Doctor of Philosophy degree from Boston University in mathematics and a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Mills College.

J. William Ichord is vice president of government relations for Sempra Energy, a San Diego-based Fortune 500 energy services holding company whose subsidiaries provide electricity, natural gas and value-added products and services. The Sempra Energy companies' 13,600 employees serve 29 million consumers worldwide. As vice president of government relations, Ichord directs Sempra Energy's local, state and federal government affairs. Before joining Sempra Energy in 2007, Ichord was managing director of global affairs and international counsel for the American Chemistry Council, an industry trade group representing companies engaged in the business of chemistry. Previously, Ichord had a 17-year career with Unocal Corporation, where he served as vice president and general manager of government and international relations. Ichord also was vice president of the international public relations firm Burson-Marsteller, and held staff positions with the United States Senate, serving as general counsel for Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV, counsel for the Senate Judiciary Committee and legislative assistant for Sen. Joseph Biden Jr. Ichord began his career as an environmental specialist and counsel for the U.S. Department of Energy. Ichord's past affiliations include memberships on a number of boards such as the US-ASEAN Business Council's Executive and Energy Committees, the National Center for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the National Foreign Trade Council and the U.S. Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce. Ichord holds a law degree from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, and a bachelor's degree in political science from Denison University, Granville, Ohio, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Michael P. Gallagher is vice president of Asset Management for Sempra Generation, which operates power plants for the competitive market in North America. As vice president of Asset Management, Gallagher is responsible for the operation of Sempra Generation's power plants, which total over 2,600 megawatts at four natural gas-fueled facilities. Gallagher has more than 20 years of experience in the power-generation industry. He came to Sempra from Sterling Energy Operations where he was a partner and director for seven years. During his time at Sterling he was responsible for the mobilization and origination of nine new business entities in the United States and internationally. He joined Sempra Generation in a consulting role in the spring of 2002 and was responsible for helping mobilize Sempra Generation's western fleet as the organization transitioned from construction through start-up into commercial operations. His group at Sterling also assisted in the transition of ownership of Twin Oaks Power and other Texas assets. He also served as Sempra Generation's director of Plant Operations. Before joining Sterling Energy, Gallagher spent 11 years with Duke Energy. During that time he worked in the nuclear group at McGuire Nuclear Station and, as a charter member of Duke/Fluor Daniel, in the non-regulated side of Duke. He left the company in 1999 after serving as director and plant manager for one of the most remote utilities in the world located in Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Gallagher is a mechanical engineer and began his professional career in the United States Naval Nuclear Power Program where he served on board the USS Batfish (SSN681).