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Steve Adik served as Vice Chairman at NiSource Inc., (NYSE: NI), a Fortune 500 electric, natural gas and pipeline company, from December 2000 until his retirement in December 2003. He joined NiSource in 1987 as Vice President and General Manager, Corporate Support Group, and later held positions of Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. At NiSource, he helped grow the company's market capitalization from $600 million to the approximately $5.6 billion. Before joining the energy industry in 1983, Mr. Adik also had more than 20 years of operating and financial experience in the transportation industry. His industry affiliations have included the American Gas Association, Edison Electric Institute and the Midwest Gas Association. He is currently a member of the boards of NiSource, Inc., and the Chicago SouthShore and South Bend Railroad. He was also recently nominated to the board of North Western Corp, an electric and natural gas company serving Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. Mr. Adik holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology, and an MBA degree in Finance from Northwestern University. | 