CNG Names Roger E. Wright to Lead New Administrative Unit

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidated Natural Gas Company (NYSE: CNG) today named Roger E. Wright vice president of its newly formed Regulated Business Support Group, effective January 1, 1997.

Mr. Wright, 50, had been CNG's vice president, distribution services, leading a program to centralize and consolidate certain administrative operations at CNG's regulated subsidiaries. Before that, he was president of The Peoples Natural Gas Company, CNG's Pittsburgh-based local gas distribution subsidiary.

In his new post, Mr. Wright will oversee the administrative unit that will perform professional and staff services, such as marketing, advertising, materials management and engineering, for CNG's five local gas distribution companies and interstate gas pipeline.

"Roger has been in charge of both a large operating company and a major consolidation effort, and both experiences are needed to make a success of our new regulated administrative unit," said Robert W. Best, senior vice president, regulated businesses.

Mr. Wright joined Peoples Natural Gas in 1975 as an attorney. He held key positions in rates, finance and marketing before becoming president of Peoples in 1988. In March 1996, he became vice president, distribution services, at the parent company. Mr. Wright is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and the University of Pittsburgh Law School.

SOURCE Consolidated Natural Gas Company

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