Ruth G Shaw

Retired, Charlotte, North Carolina. Also, Executive Advisor to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Duke Energy Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina, one of the largest electric power companies in the United States, since October 2006. Previously, Group Executive Public Policy and President, Duke Nuclear, from April 2006 to October 2006, President (from March 2003 to April 2006) and Chief Executive Officer (from October 2004 to April 2006), Duke Power Company, and Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Duke Energy Corporation, prior to March 2003. Director, The Dow Chemical Company and DTE Energy Company. A director since 1990.