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Paul Shlanta was named executive vice president, general counsel and chief ethics and compliance officer in September 2005. Prior to this promotion, Shlanta was chief corporate compliance officer since June 2002 and senior vice president and general counsel since 1998. As general counsel, Shlanta is responsible for managing all of AGL Resources' corporate legal affairs, as well as corporate insurance matters, claims, internal audit, corporate security and the corporate secretary organization. He also served as corporate secretary from June 2002 until February 2005.
Prior to joining AGL Resources, Shlanta served as a partner with Rowe, Foltz and Martin, P.C. He was also with Long Aldridge and Norman and a consultant with CEXEC Inc.
Shlanta is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Georgia and the Atlanta Bar Association. He is a member of the executive committee of the Corporate Counsel Section of the State Bar of Georgia. He serves on the board of trustees of the Atlanta History Center and the Childhood Autism Foundation Inc. (CADEF).
Shlanta received his bachelor’s degree in political economy from Williams College in 1979 and his juris doctor degree from Emory University School of Law in 1983.
Shlanta, a native of Pleasantville, N.Y., resides in Atlanta with his family. | 