Atmos Energy Corporation announced that John C. Ale has been elected to its board of directors. His election, effective June 1, 2022, will increase the size of the board to 11 directors. Ale was formerly Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Southwestern Energy Company, an independent energy company engaged in natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil exploration, development, production and marketing.

Ale has over 30 years' experience in the energy industry, including Vice President and General Counsel of Occidental Petroleum Corporation from April 2012 to November 2013, and he served as external counsel to the industry as a partner with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP since 2002. Previously, Ale was a partner with Vinson & Elkins LLP.