Directors

John W. Gibson is non-executive chairman of the board of ONE Gas, Inc. Mr. Gibson served as chairman of the board of ONEOK, Inc. from May 2011 through May 2022. He was also chairman of the board of ONEOK Partners GP, L.L.C., the general partner of ONEOK Partners, L.P. until its acquisition by ONEOK in June 2017.  Mr. Gibson retired as chief executive officer of ONEOK and of ONEOK Partners effective January 31, 2014. Mr. Gibson served on the board of Matrix Service Company from April 2016 through November 2020.

Mr. Gibson joined ONEOK in 2000 as president of energy, responsible for the company's natural gas gathering and processing, and transportation and storage businesses. In 2006, he was named president and chief operating officer of ONEOK Partners, the master limited partnership that contained the midstream natural gas and natural gas liquids businesses.  He was elected chief executive officer of ONEOK and president and chief executive officer of ONEOK Partners in January 2007, becoming chairman of ONEOK Partners later that year.  In January 2010, he became president of ONEOK.

Mr. Gibson began his career in the energy industry in 1974 as a refinery engineer with Exxon Company, USA.  He spent 18 years with Phillips Petroleum Company in a variety of domestic and international positions in the natural gas, natural gas liquids and exploration and production businesses.  Prior to joining ONEOK, Mr. Gibson was executive vice president of Koch Energy, Inc., a subsidiary of Koch Industries, responsible for its interstate natural gas pipelines and gathering and processing businesses.

Mr. Gibson’s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include his leadership of a publicly-traded company in the oil and gas industry, and his experience in operations, strategic and financial planning, acquisitions, risk management and safety matters.

A native of Kansas City, Kansas, Mr. Gibson earned an engineering degree in 1974 from the University of Missouri at Rolla, now called Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Tracy E. Hart has been a director of ONE Gas, Inc. since 2018. Ms. Hart serves on the Executive Committee of Midwest BankCentre’s Legal Board of Directors. Since 2002, she has served on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the St. Louis Regional Chamber. Ms. Hart also serves on the Board of Trustees at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. In 2019, Ms. Hart was appointed as a Commissioner of the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership, the economic development entity for St. Louis city and county. She is also a former member of the Board of Trustees for Webster University.

Ms. Hart currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Tarlton Corporation, a St. Louis-based general contracting and construction management firm. She is the first woman to become president of a major general contracting company in St. Louis, and one of a few nationally. Since joining the company in 1990, Tarlton has tripled its size and further solidified its market share. Tarlton purchased Waterhout Construction Company in 2019, a carpentry company. Ms. Hart also serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of that wholly-owned subsidiary.

In 2008, Ms. Hart was elected the first woman chairperson of the Associated General Contractors of St. Louis, having served on the board since 1996. She also is the first woman to be named chairperson of the AGC Natural Quality in Construction Committee. Ms. Hart is active in the community service and has received much recognition as a successful business leader including being awarded the University of Missouri-St. Louis Trailblazer Award for her accomplishments.

Ms. Hart’s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors includes her leadership positions and her experience in executive management, finance, operations and risk management. Ms. Hart earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and Communication from the University of Michigan.

Michael G. Hutchinson has been a director of ONE Gas, Inc. since 2014 and is chairman of the audit committee. Mr. Hutchinson was elected to the board of Whiting Petroleum Corporation on September 1, 2019, and served as a member of its Audit Committee until it emerged from bankruptcy in September 2020. Mr. Hutchinson served on the board of Westmoreland Coal Company from 2012 through March 2019 and served as its interim Chief Executive Officer from November 2017 until conclusion of the company’s restructuring process in March 2019. Mr. Hutchinson served on the board of CoBiz Financial, Inc. and as its audit committee chair until it was acquired in September 2018. In 2015, Mr. Hutchinson joined the board of ONEOK Partners GP, L.L.C., the general partner of ONEOK Partners, L.P., and served as vice chair of its Audit Committee until the acquisition of ONEOK Partners, L.P. by ONEOK, Inc. in June 2017.

Mr. Hutchinson retired as a partner of Deloitte & Touche in 2012.  His Deloitte career spanned nearly 35 years, leading the energy and natural resources practice in Colorado for more than 10 years, while at the same time managing more than 150 professionals in the Denver audit and enterprise risk management practice.  Mr. Hutchinson served as the lead audit partner on many of the firm’s largest clients in Denver from 1989 until his retirement.

Mr. Hutchinson’s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include his substantial expertise in accounting and finance matters, including accounting principles, financial controls, risk management, evaluating financial statements of public companies in the energy sector, and his extensive leadership experience.

Mr. Hutchinson received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Northern Colorado. 

Deborah A.P. Hersman became a director of ONE Gas, Inc. in June 2023. Ms. Hersman has over 30 years of government, nonprofit and private sector executive leadership experience in transportation, safety and policy. She is the former chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, chief executive officer of the National Safety Council and most recently served as the chief safety officer of Waymo, Google's self-driving car project.

Ms. Hersman has experience working on transportation issues in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, contributing to milestone legislation such as the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century, the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act and the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act, which created a new modal administration at the U.S. Department of Transportation.

She earned a B.A. in political science and in international studies from Virginia Tech, and an M.S. in conflict analysis and resolution from George Mason University. She currently also serves on the board of directors of NiSource Inc., an electric and gas utility.

Sid McAnnally is president and chief executive officer of ONE Gas and a member of the ONE Gas Board of Directors.

McAnnally joined the company in 2015 as senior vice president of operations, responsible for the operation of its three natural gas utilities – Kansas Gas Service, Oklahoma Natural Gas and Texas Gas Service. He was promoted to chief operating officer in 2020, assuming additional responsibilities for the company’s administrative functions, including human resources, cybersecurity and information technology, and was named chief executive officer in June 2021.

Before joining ONE Gas, McAnnally was an officer of Energen Corporation, serving first as vice president of external affairs and strategic planning, then as senior vice president of customer service and marketing for its utility subsidiary, Alagasco. Before joining Energen, McAnnally practiced law, representing clients in the utility, financial and corporate sectors.

McAnnally serves on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the American Gas Association and is a past Chair of the Board of Trustees of the American Gas Foundation. Additionally, he is a member of the National Petroleum Council, an advisory organization to the Secretary of Energy in Washington, D.C. McAnnally is also involved in several other industry associations and charitable organizations.

McAnnally holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Alabama and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Auburn University. He has also attended the Executive Education Program at the Harvard Business School, where he has also been a guest lecturer in the crisis management program.

Sanjay D. Meshri has been a director of ONE Gas, Inc. since 2024. Mr. Meshri is the former chairperson of Advance Research Chemicals, Inc. (ARC), where he worked for 29 years before his retirement in 2021 when the company was sold to Inhance Technologies, where he serves on the board of directors subsequent to the sale. Advance Research Chemicals, Inc. (ARC) is a well-known specialty fluorine chemicals manufacturer with four manufacturing sites in Catoosa, Okla., and a Maquila Dora site in Monterrey, Mexico.     

Mr. Meshri remains the owner and chairperson of Thompson Chemical Corporation. He also belongs to several boards, including the Trust Company of Oklahoma, Southern Hills Country Club Tournaments & Traditions committee and the PGA Reach board as a trustee.  

Mr. Meshri received a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Tulsa and has continued his education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University. In November 2023, he completed Harvard University’s Executive Education program for Compensation Committees and Audit Committees in a new era of governance. He is also a graduate of the Stagen Integral Leadership Program and Stagen Advanced Leadership Program in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Meshri was granted early admittance (July 2024) into Harvard University’s Executive Education program for Making Corporate Boards More Effective.

His professional memberships include: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE) and American Chemical Society (ACS).

Pattye L. Moore has been a director of ONE Gas, Inc. since 2014 and is chair of the executive compensation committee. Ms. Moore served on the board of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers from 2007 until her retirement on December 31, 2019. During this time, she served as the non-executive chairman of the board from 2010 through October 2019 and served as interim chief executive officer from April 2019 through October 2019. Since 2002, she has served on the board of directors of ONEOK, Inc. and is a director of privately-held QuikTrip Corporation.

Ms. Moore is a business strategy consultant, speaker and the author of Confessions from the Corner Office, a book on leadership instincts, published by Wiley & Sons in 2007. She served on the board of directors of Sonic Corp. from 2000 to 2006 and was the president of Sonic from January 2002 to November 2004. She also held numerous senior management positions during her 12 years at Sonic, including executive vice president; senior vice president, marketing and brand development; and vice president, marketing.

Ms. Moore’s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include her extensive senior management, marketing, business strategy, brand development, corporate governance and executive compensation experience. Ms. Moore is a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership Fellow and was named to the NACD 2017 Directorship 100 List.

Ms. Moore graduated from the University of Oklahoma in Norman with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Public Relations.

Eduardo A. Rodriguez has been a director of ONE Gas, Inc. since 2014 and is chair of the corporate governance committee and lead independent director. He has served on the board of directors of ONEOK, Inc. since 2004. 

Mr. Rodriguez is president of Strategic Communication Consulting Group. Mr. Rodriguez previously served as executive vice president and as a member of the board of directors of Hunt Building Corporation, a privately held company engaged in construction and real estate development headquartered in El Paso, Texas. Prior to his three years with Hunt Building Corporation, Mr. Rodriguez spent 20 years in the electric utility industry at El Paso Electric Company, a publicly traded, investor-owned utility, where he served in various senior-level executive positions, including general counsel, senior vice president for customer and corporate services, executive vice president, and as chief operating officer. Mr. Rodriguez is a licensed attorney in Texas and New Mexico, as well as admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Mr. Rodriguez’s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include his long-term leadership experience as an executive of a publicly-traded company, and his experience in regulatory compliance, strategic and financial planning, corporate governance, customer service and safety matters.

Mr. Rodriguez received his Juris Doctor from St. Mary’s University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Texas Tech University.

Yves C. Siegel has been a director of ONE Gas, Inc. since 2024. In October 2020, he founded Siegel Asset Management Partners and serves as Principal and a sub-advisor to ELCO Management Company, LLC. In a joint effort, they will launch new investment strategies in energy infrastructure and renewable energy.

For over 30 years prior, Mr. Siegel has led the development and execution of niche investment portfolios for global institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals and built premier sell-side energy research franchises. He is considered a thought leader in the energy sector and engages in

regular dialogue with executive management teams and investors. Mr. Siegel has been recognized several times by The Wall Street Journal’s “Best on the Street” survey for stock picking, and in 2018 received the “Ammys” Hall of Fame award in Research and Analysis, an honor recognizing excellence and contributions to the North American energy infrastructure sector. Additionally, he contributes to mainstream media, including CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times, as a recognized expert in asset management and investment strategy.

Mr. Siegel is grateful that his success and expertise have enabled him to give back to his alma mater, New York University, as an annual guest lecturer at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business and as an adjunct lecturer at Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business, where he mentors upcoming finance and investment leaders.

Mr. Siegel received his bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Master of Business Administration from New York University.