ONE Gas, Inc. announced that Robert S. McAnnally, current senior vice president and chief operating officer, will succeed Pierce H. Norton II as president on June 28, 2021, at which time he will also join the ONE Gas Board of Directors. The company recently announced Norton's retirement from ONE Gas as president and chief executive officer, effective June 27, 2021. McAnnally has been with ONE Gas for six years, when he joined the company as senior vice president of operations. He was promoted to chief operating officer in 2020, assuming the additional responsibilities for the company's administrative functions, including human resources, and information technology. Prior to joining ONE Gas, McAnnally served as senior vice president of customer service and marketing for Alabama Gas Corporation. The company also announced Curtis L. Dinan, current senior vice president and chief commercial officer, will become senior vice president and chief operating officer and will assume the additional responsibilities for the company's operations and safety functions along with his current functions of commercial activities, rates and regulatory, government affairs, community relations and customer service. Responsibilities of both Caron A. Lawhorn, senior vice president and chief financial officer, and Joseph L. McCormick, senior vice president and general counsel, remain unchanged.
ONE Gas, Inc. is a regulated natural gas distribution utility in the United States. The Company operates through a single segment, regulated public utilities, which delivers natural gas to residential, commercial and transportation customers. The Company provides natural gas distribution services to approximately 2.3 million customers. The Company has three divisions: Oklahoma Natural Gas, Kansas Gas Service and Texas Gas Service. It primarily serves residential, commercial and transportation customers in all three states. The Companyâs natural gas distribution markets in terms of customers are Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma; Kansas City, Wichita and Topeka, Kansas; and Austin and El Paso, Texas. It distributes natural gas to approximately 89%, 71% and 13% of the natural gas distribution customers in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas, respectively.
ONE GAS, INC. 
