Robert B. Catell is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of KeySpan Energy Corporation and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Brooklyn Union.  KeySpan Energy Corporation is a holding company with 1.1 million customers in Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.  KeySpan’s subsidiaries own energy-related businesses in gas exploration and production, gas co-generation, and pipelines.

After joining Brooklyn Union in 1958, Mr. Catell’s rise through the managerial ranks culminated in his 1991 election as Brooklyn Union’s President and Chief Executive Officer.  In 1996, Brooklyn Union’s Board of Directors elected Mr. Catell Chairman and Chief Executive Officer with a goal of forming KeySpan Energy Corporation, a holding company established in 1997.  As Chairman, President and CEO of KeySpan, Mr. Catell, a member of Financial World Magazine’s Corporate Dream Team,” oversees one of the largest energy-related businesses in the world today.

Mr. Catell is a director and a past Chairman of the American Gas Association.  He is a Director and Vice Chairman of the Gas Research Institute.  Mr. Catell is also a Director of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and the Business Council of New York State, Inc.  Additionally, he serves as a Director and Vice Chairman of the New York City Partnership, and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Energy Association of New York State, Inc.  Additionally, he serves as a Director and Vice Chairman of the New York City Partnership, and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Energy Association of New York State.  Mr. Catell is a Director of the New York City Investment Fund, and Chairman of the Business Council for a Sustainable Energy Future.  He serves on Chase’s Metropolitan Advisory Board, the Council for Environmental Quality, the Committee for Economic Development, and the Mayor’s Private Sector Committee on Information Technology.  Mr. Catell also servcs on the Board of Directors of the Empire State Business Alliance.  A founding member of the New York City Public Private Partnership, he continues to serve on the Partnership’s Board of Directors.  He is a member of the National Petroleum Council and the Society of Gas Lighting.  He is a member and past Chairman of the Advisory Board of City College of New York’s School of Engineering.  

His further contributions to the community include serving as a Trustee of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Brooklyn Public Library, and the Brooklyn Law School.  He is a member of the Advisory Board of HeartShare for Human Services.  He also serves as Director of the Board of the Utility Business Education  Coalition.  He is a former Chairman and currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. 

In addition to his numerous New York City business and cultural activities, Mr. Catell is a Trustee of Independence Savings Bank.  He is Chairman and a Director of both Boundary Gas Inc., and Alberta Northeast Inc., two consortia of distribution companies formed to purchase Canadian gas.  He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Taylor Gas Liquids

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