Paula G. Rosput
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer

For the past five years, Paula Rosput has brought a new way of doing business to AGL Resources, resulting in record earnings while creating a clear set of business goals for the corporation.  Originally joining the company as president and chief operating officer of AGL Resources' Atlanta-based utility, Atlanta Gas Light Company, she was named president and chief executive officer of AGL Resources in August 2000.  She was elected chairman, board of directors in February 2002.

Rosput has a combination of regulated and non-regulated energy experience. Prior to joining AGL Resources, Rosput was president and chief executive officer of Houston-based Duke Energy North America, which operates power generating facilities across the United States. She previously served as senior vice president of Pacific Gas Transmission Company, the largest importer of Canadian gas to the United States.

She received her bachelor's degree (with highest honors) in economics from Wellesley College in 1978. She worked as an economist with a Boston-based consulting firm, prior to entering the energy industry working for Pacific Gas and Electric.

Rosput is very active in community and industry organizations, and she is proud of the fact that AGL Resources is a leader in community volunteerism in the communities it serves. Her civic and industry responsibilities include service on the boards of: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.; Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce; Georgia Chamber of Commerce; The Commerce Club of Atlanta; The American Gas Association; and Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.  Rosput was the 2002 Corporate Campaign Chair for the United Way of Metro Atlanta, where she concentrated on expanding the range of corporate-run campaigns in the greater metropolitan area.

A native of Newport, Rhode Island, Rosput lives in Atlanta with her son.