MENU JOE HAMROCK Joe Hamrock President and Chief Executive Officer Joe Hamrock serves as NiSource President and Chief Executive Officer since July 1, 2015, and is also a member of the NiSource Board of Directors. Joe previously served as Executive Vice President and Group CEO for NiSource's Gas Distribution segment, which included local gas distribution companies in Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. In that role, he was responsible for all financial, operational, regulatory and commercial performance at NiSource's gas distribution operations. In coordination with leadership teams across each of these areas, he focused on driving the company's long-term growth plan, premised on executing a steady stream of infrastructure improvements and growth investments, synchronized with complementary regulatory and customer program initiatives. Joe joined NiSource in May 2012 after serving in a variety of senior executive positions with American Electric Power (AEP), including President and Chief Operating Officer of AEP Ohio, and roles in engineering, transmission and distribution operations, customer service, marketing and information technology. He began his energy industry career as an electrical engineer in transmission and distribution planning at AEP in Steubenville, Ohio. He went on to work in commercial and industrial customer services, and held leadership roles in commercial marketing and customer services, strategic development and other executive roles. Prior to becoming President of AEP Ohio, Joe was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer in AEP's Shared Services organization from 2003-2007, and from 2002 to 2003 was Senior Vice President - General Services. Joe serves on the boards of the American Gas Association, A Kid Again, Columbus Downtown Development Corp., the Columbus Partnership, Columbus Symphony, the Edison Electric Institute, the National Veterans Memorial and Museum. and OhioHealth. He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Youngstown State University and a master's degree in business administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a Sloan fellow. Published December 2019 CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS 801 E. 86th Avenue Merrillville, IN 46410 Map POPULAR LINKS NiSource News NiSource in the Community Find a Career at NiSource Help Contact Us SOCIAL MEDIA Follow Us on Facebook Join Our Conversation on Twitter Learn About Us on LinkedIn © 2021 NiSource Inc. Terms of Use Privacy Statement