Milton Carroll, 54, is Chairman of the Board. He is also Chairman and founder of Instrument Products, Inc., an oilfield equipment manufacturing company in Houston. He has been a board member of CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies since 1992. He is Chairman of the Governance Committee and also serves on the Compensation Committee.

John T. Cater, 69, is a private investor and former Chairman of Compass Bank – Houston. He has been a board member of CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies since 1983. He is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and also serves on the Finance and Governance Committees.

Derrill Cody, 66, is presently of counsel to the law firm of McKinney & Stringer, P.C. in Oklahoma City, Okla. He is a former Executive Vice President of Texas Eastern Corporation and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Texas Eastern Gas Pipeline Company. He has been a CenterPoint Energy board member since 2003. He serves on the Audit, Compensation and Governance Committees.

O. Holcombe Crosswell, 64, is President of Griggs Corporation, a real estate and investment company in Houston. He has been a board member of CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies since 1997. He is Chairman of the Finance Committee and also serves on the Audit Committee.

Thomas F. Madison, 69, is President and Chief Executive Officer of MLM Partners, a small business consulting and investments company in Minneapolis, Minn. He is a former President of US West Communications – Markets and served as Vice Chairman of Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company. He has been a CenterPoint Energy board member since 2003. He serves on the Audit and Compensation Committees.

David M. McClanahan, 55, is President and Chief Executive Officer of CenterPoint Energy. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2002.

Michael E. Shannon, 68, is President of MEShannon & Associates, Inc., a corporate financial advisory services and investments company in Houston. He served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Administrative and Financial Officer of Ecolab, Inc., a Fortune 500 specialty chemical company. He has been a CenterPoint Energy board member since 2003. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and also serves on the
Finance Committee.

Robert T. O’Connell, 66, is a business consultant focusing on financial, strategic and business development matters. He is a board member of Commonwealth Corporation and a member of the Boston Finance Commission, two Massachusetts public service entities. He previously served as a director of RWD Technologies, Inc.; as Senior Vice President and Chief Staff Officer of EMC Corporation; as Chief Financial Officer of General Motors Corporation and as Chairman of General Motors Acceptance Corporation. He has been a CenterPoint Energy board member since 2004 and serves on the Audit and Finance Committees.