The Gas Company Names Nathan C. Nelson Vice President, General Counsel And Secretary
HONOLULU — The Gas Company LLC (TGC) today announced that Nathan C. Nelson, Esq. has joined TGC as the company’s vice president, general counsel and secretary. Nelson is responsible for legal and regulatory affairs, and reports to TGC’s president & chief executive officer for fiduciary obligations. Nelson replaces George Aoki, who had served in these roles and retired earlier this year.
“We are delighted to welcome Nathan Nelson. He has a background in corporate law, experience in structuring complex transactions and an understanding of Hawaii’s legal and regulatory practices. Nate’s skills are an important addition to the senior management team as The Gas Company continues its strategy to move Hawaii toward a cleaner more sustainable energy future,” said Jeffrey M. Kissel, president and CEO.
Nelson joins the Company after having served as its interim general counsel while associated with Carlsmith Ball, LLC one of Hawaii’s oldest and most distinguished law firms. He is an honors graduate of the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii and holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Nebraska.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
The Gas Company provides clean, reliable and energy-efficient gas to residential, business and government customers throughout the state of Hawaii — Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, Kauai, Molokai and Lanai. The Company owns the only SNG (synthetic natural gas) manufacturing plant in the United States. The plant uses a catalytic process to convert the byproducts of petroleum refining into methane (chemically identical to natural gas) and hydrogen for distribution to its customers in metropolitan Honolulu. TGC supplies SNG through a 1,100-mile pipeline network, and distributes Propane in tanks and cylinders statewide. TGC is developing technology to further reduce its carbon footprint by incorporating domestically produced, renewable alternatives to petroleum for gas supply in Hawaii.
The Gas Company LLC (www.hawaiigas.com) is a Hawaii-based, wholly owned subsidiary of Macquarie Infrastructure Company (NYSE: MIC — www.macquarie.com/mic). MIC owns, operates, and invests in a diversified group of infrastructure businesses that provide basic services to customers across the United States.
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