Chair Elect Jeffrey Shaw CEO Southwest Gas Corp.

Shaw joined Southwest in 1988 as Director of Internal Audit. He was promoted to Controller and Chief Accounting Officer in 1991, Vice President/Controller and Chief Accounting Officer in 1993, Vice President and Treasurer in 1994, Senior Vice President/Finance and Treasurer in 2000, Senior Vice President/Gas Resources and Pricing in 2002, President in 2003 and Chief Executive Officer in 2004.

Shaw received a BS in accounting from the University of Utah and worked for Arthur Andersen & Co. in its Dallas and Las Vegas offices prior to joining Southwest Gas. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Nevada Society of CPAs, the Leadership Las Vegas Alumni Association and is active with the Boy Scouts of America.

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