Prior to joining Somerset , Mr. Lang was President and Chief Executive Officer of Coast Energy Group (CEG) and Executive Vice President of CornerStone Propane GP, Inc. Mr. Lang was formerly President and COO of EnergyUSA TPC (a NiSource, Inc. affiliate), where he was responsible for managing TPC's MHP affiliate, the largest operator and developer of salt cavern gas storage, and TPC's asset management activities in natural gas. Prior to EnergyUSA, Mr. Lang served as Managing Director of Southern Company Energy Marketing, a joint venture of Vastar Resources Inc. (80% affiliate of ARCO and Southern Company). Mr. Lang served as Senior Vice President at Vastar Resources, Inc., where he managed all commercial activities covering natural gas, electricity, crude oil and natural gas liquids. Prior to the formation of Vastar by ARCO, Mr. Lang was President of ARCO Natural Gas Marketing, Inc. Mr. Lang began his natural gas career with Tenneco Gas in early 1986 as director of Marketing and Transportation Services. He participated in much of the transition of Tenneco Gas during the Order 436/500/636 era. Mr. Lang has served as a member of the Finance Committee and the Nominating Committee of, and as a Board Liaison to the Gas Supply Marketing Section Committee of, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Southern Gas Association. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Gas Industry Standards Board and the Board of Directors of the New England Gas Association. He served as the chairman of the Steering Committee of the Natural Gas Supply Association. Mr. Lang is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin , with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. Mr. Lang was recently appointed to a three year term on the University of Texas Engineering Foundation Advisory Council by the President of the