The Gas Company Names Ed MacNaughton Director of Oahu Division

HONOLULU – The Gas Company, LLC (TGC), Hawaii’s clean gas energy provider, today announced the appointment of Ed MacNaughton, former president of Gaspro, as director of its Oahu Division.

Ed’s role as division director is overall management and direction of TGC’s Oahu Business Unit. He will be responsible for achieving performance targets in areas including revenue growth, expense management, inventory, productivity, customer service and satisfaction, regulatory compliance and loss prevention. He will oversee all Oahu operations including sales, engineering, installation, delivery, customer service, maintenance and repair, fleet maintenance and purchasing.

“As we move forward to provide Hawaii with renewable and sustainable gas products, The Gas Company needs to be functioning at the highest level,” said Jeffrey M. Kissel,TGC president and CEO. “We believe Ed’s management will make certain that the company reaches its strategic goals.”

Ed was president of Gaspro from 1986 to 1997, responsible for all statewide sales, operations and manufacturing. He joined Gaspro in 1975 as manager of its Industrial Piping Division and served as vice president of sales (Honolulu), vice president of branch operations and vice president of sales (statewide) before being named president.

After leaving Gaspro, Ed started the Hawaii franchise for Shred-It, a national commercial document shredding company. Ed grew the business to nearly $3 million in annual sales. When he sold the business he had 17 employees and operated six mobile shredding trucks.

ABOUT THE GAS COMPANY

Overview

The Gas Company, LLC, (TGC) provides clean, reliable and efficient gas energy to residential, business and government customers in every community across Hawaii’s six major islands — Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, Kauai, Molokai and Lanai. Next to the sun itself, gas is the most efficient way to heat water, cook food and dry clothes.

TGC makes synthetic natural gas (SNG) at the only facility of its kind in the United States and supplies it through a 1,100-mile pipeline network to nearly 30,000 commercial and residential utility customers on Oahu. TGC also supplies tank and bottled propane gas to more than 40,000 customers statewide.

Clean Energy

To help Hawaii’s state government meet its goal of 70 percent clean energy by 2030, TGC is producing renewable natural gas (RNG) from sustainable non-food-grade oils and fats at its RNG production plant on Oahu. TGC is working to produce at least half of its gas from renewable and sustainable sources.

Parent Company

The Gas Company is a 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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