Mr. Michael J. Kraft was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in May 2006 after serving as Senior Vice President, Finance since January 2005. Mr. Kraft initially joined CenterPoint in 1999 as Vice President, Finance. From 1995 to 1999 Mr. Kraft served as Business Manager, Finance for Seven Worldwide, a London based graphic arts and printing corporation. Prior to 1995, Mr. Kraft worked for Comdisco, Inc., a high technology leasing and disaster recovery services company where he served in a variety of roles in the finance, treasury and tax departments. Mr. Kraft received a Bachelor of Science degree in Education with an emphasis on Economics from Northwestern University in 1986. In 1992, Mr. Kraft received a Masters in Management from Kellogg's Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.