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Board of Directors
"Dave is vice president and chief financial officer of South Jersey Industries and senior vice president and chief financial officer of South Jersey Gas. In those positions he oversees Rates & Regulatory Affairs, Accounting, Risk Management, Taxes, Corporate Finance, Shareholder Records and Investor Relations. He is also responsible for all corporate finance matters.
He is on the board of directors of the Food Bank of South Jersey. Dave serves on the executive advisory council of Rutgers University Camden School of Business. He is a member of the Virtua Health System board of directors and is Chairman of its Finance and Investment Committee. He is also a member of Virtua Hospital Foundation’s board of directors, as well as its treasurer. Dave is a member of American Gas Association’s finance committee; a member of New Jersey Business & Industry Assocation’s energy council; a member of New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce’s energy council and a member of the New Jersey Utilities Association’s rates & regulatory committee. Dave holds a bachelor’s degree from The College of New Jersey and a master’s degree from Drexel University. "
Kenneth A. Lynch, CPA, MT is Assistant Vice President for Financial Reporting and Risk Management at South Jersey Industries, Inc. He has 20 years of experience performing assurance services and advising companies on complex financial issues. Formerly a Senior Manager in the Entrepreneurial Services Group of Ernst and Young LLP, Ken has served a wide range of clients from closely held, emerging growth companies to multi-national, publicly traded entities. These clients have primarily been in the manufacturing, retail, distribution, software, service and technology industries. Ken has assisted numerous clients as they enter into significant transactions such as mergers, acquisitions and public offerings.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| South Jersey Industries, Inc. |
Assistant Vice President for Financial Reporting and Risk Management |
Current |
| Tri Treatment Research Institute |
Board of Directors |
Current |
"Kevin is vice president of research and corporate development for South Jersey Industries. In this position, he oversees corporate development, business, product and peer company research, strategic and financial business planning and enterprise performance analysis.
Kevin joined SJI in 2007 bringing over 20 years experience in corporate planning and development to the company. Most recently, he served as vice president and CFO for the $5 billion eastern division of Albertsons, Inc. Prior to that, he was the assistant vice president of corporate planning and development for Brown-Forman Corporation and he served as director of corporate planning & development for Citizens Communication Company.
Kevin holds a BBA in finance from Connecticut State University, Ancell School of Business and an MBA from the University of Connecticut. He is a member of Financial Executives International, American Statistical Association and a board member for Philabundance, the Philadelphia based food-rescue organization."
"Mike is vice president of South Jersey Industries; president of South Jersey Energy; chief operating officer of South Jersey Energy Solutions; and vice president, chief operating officer of Marina Energy. In these positions, he is responsible for the financial and operational performance of South Jersey Energy solutions and its subsidiary companies. Mike joined SJI in 1998 as manager, products & services development and has held several management and officer positions in the non-regulated businesses. In 2004 he was elected to the positions he currently holds in SJI and SJE. In 2006 he was elected to his positions in SJES and Marina.
Mike is on the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey and of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Delaware and an MBA from Cornell University. "
"Helen R. Bosley, CFA has been a director since 2004. Age 61. Member of the Audit
Committee and Governance Committee; Chairman of the Management Development
Committee. President, Corporate Financial Management, Inc., a financial management
and insurance consulting firm, Yardley, PA (1990 to date); President, TBN Agency,
Inc., Yardley, PA (1995 to date); director, National Association of Corporate Directors,
Philadelphia Chapter; trustee and Vice Chair, Abington Memorial Hospital Board of
Trustees, Abington, PA; member, CFA Society of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Chair,
Investment Sub-Committee, Girl Scouts of Eastern PA, Miquon, PA; director, South
Jersey Energy Company; Executive Committee Member, South Jersey Energy Solutions,
LLC, Marina Energy, LLC, South Jersey Energy Service Plus, LLC and South
Jersey Resources Group, LLC."
"Herman D. James, Ph.D. has been a director since 1990. Age 65. Member of the
Compensation Committee, the Executive Committee, the Management Development
Committee and the Audit Committee. Distinguished Professor, Rowan University
(1998 to date), President, Rowan University (1984 - 1998), Glassboro, NJ; director,
American Association of State Colleges and Universities, (1994 - 1998), Washington,
DC; director, New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce (1992 - 1998), Trenton, NJ;
director, South Jersey Energy Company; Executive Committee Member, South Jersey
Energy Solutions, LLC, Marina Energy, LLC, South Jersey Energy Service Plus, LLC
and South Jersey Resources Group, LLC."
"Joseph H. Petrowski has been a director since 2008. Age 54. Member of the Audit Committee
and Compensation Committee. CEO of the Gulf Oil/Cumberland Farms Groups
located in Massachusetts; board member, Financial Economics Institute of Claremont
McKenna College; board member, Gulf Acquisition, LLC; board member, Cumberland
Farms, Inc.; board member, NEPOOL (New England Power Pool) Board of Review;
director, South Jersey Energy Company; Executive Committee Member, South Jersey
Energy Solutions, LLC; Marina Energy, LLC, South Jersey Energy Service Plus, LLC
and South Jersey Resources Group, LLC."
"Keith S. Campbell has been a director since 2000. Age 54. Member of the Compensation
Committee, Environmental Committee and Governance Committee. Chairman of
the Board, Mannington Mills, Inc., Salem, NJ, a leading manufacturer of hard and soft
surface flooring (1995 to date); trustee, Rowan University Foundation, Glassboro, NJ;
director, Federal Reserve Board of Philadelphia; director, Skytop Lodge, Inc.; director,
South Jersey Energy Company; Executive Committee Member, South Jersey Energy
Solutions, LLC; Marina Energy, LLC, South Jersey Energy Service Plus, LLC and
South Jersey Resources Group, LLC."
"Sheila Hartnett-Devlin, CFA has been a director since 1999. Age 50. Member of the
Executive Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Management Development
Committee; Chairman of the Audit Committee. Vice President, American Century
Investments (2008 to date); Managing Director, Cohen, Klingenstein & Marks, Inc., an
investment management company (September 2005 to 2008); Executive Vice President
(1997 - 2004), Senior Vice President (1991 - 1997), Vice President (1985 - 1991), Chair,
Global Investment Committee (1996 - 2004); Member, Investment Policy Committee
(1995 - 2004), Fiduciary Trust Company International, New York, NY; member, New
York Society of Security Analysts; director, Mercy Investment Program, Inc.; director,
Mannington Mills, Inc.; director, South Jersey Gas Company."
"Thomas A. Bracken has been a director since 2004. Age 61. Member of Audit Committee,
Environmental Committee and Compensation Committee. President, TriState
Capital Bank-New Jersey, a commercial bank specializing in meeting the needs of middle
market companies, their principals, the professional community and selective industries
(January 2008 to date); President and CEO of Sun Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly-owned
subsidiary Sun National Bancorp, Inc., Vineland, NJ (2001 to 2007); Executive Director
Public Sector Group, First Union Bank (2000 - 2001); Executive Vice President, Head
of Commercial and Governmental Banking for New Jersey, New York and Connecticut,
First Union Bank (1998 - 2000); Former Chairman, Economic Development Corporation
of Trenton, Trenton, NJ; Former Chairman, director, New Jersey Chamber of Commerce;
Former Chairman, New Jersey Bankers Association; director and Chairman,
Finance Committee, Cancer Institute of New Jersey Foundation; director, New Jersey
Alliance for Action; director, New Jersey Network; director, Finsteins Alley; director
and secretary, Bedens Brook Club; director, South Jersey Gas Company."
"W. Cary Edwards has been a director since September 1993 and was also a director from
April 1990 to January 1993. Age 64. Lead Independent Director (April 2005 to date),
Member of the Executive Committee, Audit Committee and Governance Committees,
Chairman of the Compensation Committee; Chairman, New Jersey State Commission
on Investigation (1997 to date); Of Counsel, Waters, McPherson, McNeill PC (2008 to
date); Senior Attorney, Edwards & Caldwell, LLC (1993 to 2008); Of Counsel (1993)
and New Jersey Managing Partner (1990 - 1993), law firm of Mudge Rose Guthrie Alexander
& Ferdon; Attorney General, State of New Jersey (1986 - 1989); Chief Legal
Counsel - Governor of New Jersey (1982 - 1986); life trustee, Monmouth University;
Chairman and Director, South Jersey Sanitation, Inc.; director, South Jersey Energy
Company; Executive Committee Member, South Jersey Energy Solutions, LLC; Marina
Energy, LLC, South Jersey Energy Service Plus, LLC and South Jersey Resources
Group, LLC."
"Walter M. Higgins III has been a director since 2008. Age 64. Member of the Audit
Committee and Governance Committee. Retired Chairman, President, and CEO of
Sierra Pacific Resources (now called NVEnergy), the electric and gas utility company
for most of Nevada and the Lake Tahoe region of California; member of the board of
AEGIS, a mutual insurance company, and the executive advisory board of Landis+GRY
LLC; trustee of the Foundation of Saint Mary’s Hospital of Reno, NV, and Sierra Nevada
College Foundation; director, South Jersey Energy Company; Executive Committee
Member, South Jersey Energy Solutions, LLC; Marina Energy, LLC, South Jersey
Energy Service Plus, LLC and South Jersey Resources Group, LLC."
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