Deborah A. P. Hersman serves as Independent Director of the Company. Ms. Hersman has served as a consultant at Waymo LLC, the self-driving car technology subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., since April 2020 after serving as chief safety officer from January 2019 to April 2020. In this role, she is responsible for consulting on systems safety, field safety and safety management systems across the company’s extensive testing and development programs. From 2014 to 2019, she served as president and chief executive officer of the National Safety Council, a nonprofit organization focused on eliminating preventable deaths at work, in homes and communities, and on the road through leadership, research, education and advocacy. rom 2004 to 2014, she served as a board member and then as chair at the National Transportation Safety Board (the “NTSB”). Previously, she served in a professional staff role for the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, where she played key roles in crafting the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 and legislation establishing a new modal administration focused on bus and truck safety. Ms. Hersman is a seasoned safety executive, having previously served as the chief executive officer of the National Safety Council and as the chair and chief executive at the NTSB. She has a successful track record running complex safety-focused organizations with numerous stakeholders. A widely respected safety spokesperson driven by mission and a passion for preserving human life, Ms. Hersman also has expertise in the details of navigating crises and strong experience with safety policy legislation and advocacy. Ms. Hersman's extensive safety experience is of great value to the Board as we continue to implement our safety management system and meet our safety commitments to our customers and stakeholders.
As the Independent Director of NiSource Inc, the total compensation of Deborah Hersman at NiSource Inc is $196,905. There are 18 executives at NiSource Inc getting paid more, with Joseph Hamrock having the highest compensation of $6,628,690.
Deborah Hersman is 50, she's been the Independent Director of NiSource Inc since 2019. There are 18 older and 6 younger executives at NiSource Inc. The oldest executive at NiSource Inc is Aristides Candris, 68, who is the Independent Director.
Over the last 21 years, insiders at NiSource Inc have traded over $46,521,448 worth of NiSource Inc stock and bought 330,759 units worth $6,546,750 . The most active insiders traders include John Wendell Thompson, Peter Altabef, and Richard A Abdoo. On average, NiSource Inc executives and independent directors trade stock every 40 days with the average trade being worth of $562,398. The most recent stock trade was executed by Shawn Anderson on 21 August 2024, trading 6,730 units of NI stock currently worth $216,975.
nisource (nyse: ni) helps energize the lives of its nearly 4 million natural gas and electric customers across seven states. our local utilities – columbia gas and nipsco – ensure that customers receive safe, reliable and affordable natural gas and electric service each and every day. our business plan is focused on proactively investing in our energy infrastructure – approximately $1.4 billion a year – to ensure we meet and improve upon our customer commitments for the next 100 years. we employ more than 7,000 of our neighbors who are actively engaged in the communities we’re privileged to serve, making them great places to live and call home. nisource is headquartered in merrillville, indiana – about 35 miles from chicago – and we maintain a significant corporate presence in columbus, ohio. our utility operations also span kentucky, maryland, massachusetts, pennsylvania and virginia.
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