Company: ATO
Filing Date: 2025-11-14
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000731802-25-000056
Chunk: 29

Company: ATMOS ENERGY CORP
Filing Date: 2025-11-14
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 10
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ITEM 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

Information regarding directors is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on February 4, 2026 under the heading "Proposal One - Election of Directors." Information regarding executive officers is reported below:

INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The following table sets forth certain information as of September 30, 2025, regarding the executive officers of the Company. It is followed by a brief description of the business experience of each executive officer.

NameAgeYears ofServiceOffice Currently HeldJohn K. Akers6234President, Chief Executive Officer and DirectorChristopher T. Forsythe5422Senior Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerJohn S. McDill6138Senior Vice President, Utility OperationsJessica W. Bateman481Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate SecretaryJohn M. Robbins5512Senior Vice President, Human ResourcesKaren E. Hartsfield5510Senior Advisor

John K. (Kevin) Akers was named President and Chief Executive Officer and was appointed to the Board of Directors effective October 1, 2019. Mr. Akers joined the company in 1991. Mr. Akers assumed increased responsibilities over time and was named President of the Mississippi Division in 2002. He was later named President of the Kentucky/Mid-States Division in May 2007, a position he held until December 2016. Effective January 1, 2017, Mr. Akers was named Senior Vice President, Safety and Enterprise Services and was responsible for customer service, facilities management, safety and supply chain management. In November 2018, Mr. Akers was named Executive Vice President and assumed oversight responsibility for APT.

Christopher T. Forsythe was named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective February 1, 2017. Mr. Forsythe joined the Company in June 2003 and prior to this promotion, served as the Company's Vice President and Controller from May 2009 through January 2017. Prior to joining Atmos Energy, Mr. Forsythe worked in public accounting for 10 years.

John S. McDill was named Senior Vice President, Utility Operations, effective October 1, 2021. In this role, Mr. McDill is responsible for the operations of Atmos Energy's six utility divisions as well as gas supply. Prior to this promotion, Mr. McDill served as Vice President, Pipeline Safety from May 2012 to September