Mr. Downes is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of New Jersey Resources (NJR) and its principal subsidiary New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG). Mr. Downes joined NJR in March 1985 and was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in January 1990. In March 1995 he was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of NJNG and a member of NJR's Board of Directors. In July 1995 he was named President and CEO of NJR. In September 1996 he was named Chairman of NJR's Board of Directors.
Mr. Downes received a bachelor's degree in business administration in June 1979 from Iona College and a master's degree in business administration from Iona in June 1981.
He is the immediate past Chairman of the American Gas Association and the Natural Gas Council and is a Trustee of the American Gas Foundation. He is Chairman of the Finance Council of the Diocese of Trenton and currently serves as a member of the New Jersey School Construction Corporation. Mr. Downes was recently nominated to the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education by Governor Jon S. Corzine.
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